Atlanta, Cradle of the New South

Race and Remembering in the Civil War's Aftermath

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Cover of the book Atlanta, Cradle of the New South by William A. Link, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William A. Link ISBN: 9781469607771
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: May 6, 2013
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: William A. Link
ISBN: 9781469607771
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: May 6, 2013
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

After conquering Atlanta in the summer of 1864 and occupying it for two months, Union forces laid waste to the city in November. William T. Sherman's invasion was a pivotal moment in the history of the South and Atlanta's rebuilding over the following fifty years came to represent the contested meaning of the Civil War itself. The war's aftermath brought contentious transition from Old South to New for whites and African Americans alike. Historian William Link argues that this struggle defined the broader meaning of the Civil War in the modern South, with no place embodying the region's past and future more clearly than Atlanta.
Link frames the city as both exceptional--because of the incredible impact of the war there and the city's phoenix-like postwar rise--and as a model for other southern cities. He shows how, in spite of the violent reimposition of white supremacy, freedpeople in Atlanta built a cultural, economic, and political center that helped to define black America.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

After conquering Atlanta in the summer of 1864 and occupying it for two months, Union forces laid waste to the city in November. William T. Sherman's invasion was a pivotal moment in the history of the South and Atlanta's rebuilding over the following fifty years came to represent the contested meaning of the Civil War itself. The war's aftermath brought contentious transition from Old South to New for whites and African Americans alike. Historian William Link argues that this struggle defined the broader meaning of the Civil War in the modern South, with no place embodying the region's past and future more clearly than Atlanta.
Link frames the city as both exceptional--because of the incredible impact of the war there and the city's phoenix-like postwar rise--and as a model for other southern cities. He shows how, in spite of the violent reimposition of white supremacy, freedpeople in Atlanta built a cultural, economic, and political center that helped to define black America.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book Martin Delany, Frederick Douglass, and the Politics of Representative Identity by William A. Link
Cover of the book Bacon by William A. Link
Cover of the book This Grand Experiment by William A. Link
Cover of the book Building a Housewife's Paradise by William A. Link
Cover of the book The Politics of Economic Decline in East Germany, 1945-1989 by William A. Link
Cover of the book Soldiering in the Army of Tennessee by William A. Link
Cover of the book Pickett’s Charge, July 3 and Beyond, Omnibus E-book by William A. Link
Cover of the book Lessons from the Sand by William A. Link
Cover of the book The Origins of the Cuban Revolution Reconsidered by William A. Link
Cover of the book The Abortion Rights Controversy in America by William A. Link
Cover of the book Creating a Common Table in Twentieth-Century Argentina by William A. Link
Cover of the book Winning Women's Votes by William A. Link
Cover of the book The Long Road to Annapolis by William A. Link
Cover of the book Incomplete Democracy by William A. Link
Cover of the book Frances Willard by William A. Link
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy