Seizing Freedom
Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All
by David R. Roediger
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Pub Date Nov 04 2014 | Archive Date Nov 04 2014
Verso Books (US) | Verso
Description
How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger’s radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction.
Reinstating ex-slaves’ own “freedom dreams” in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor.
Advance Praise
“A pithy little book ... Reminds us that whiteness was built over centuries on a foundation of deceit and confusion and disguised political imperatives.” —Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker
“Starred Review. This rousing, thought-provoking history illuminates the enveloping 400-year-old history of race in America, and the issues Roediger raises are as relevant as ever.” —Publishers Weekly
Praise for The Wages of Whiteness:
“An extremely important and insightful book.” —Nation
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781781686096 |
| PRICE | $26.95 (USD) |
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