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Title:
An example for all the land : emancipation and the struggle over equality in Washington, D.C
Author:
Masur, Kate, author.
ISBN:
9780807899328

9781469606262
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps
Abstract:
Masur offers the first major study of Washington during Reconstruction in over fifty years. Masur's panoramic account considers grassroots struggles, city politics, Congress, and the presidency, revealing the District of Columbia as a unique battleground in the American struggle over equality.
Subject Term:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century.

African Americans -- Civil rights -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.

African Americans -- Suffrage -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
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http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9780807899328_masur
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