Show Thyself a Man - Georgia State Troops, Colored, 1865-1905

In Show Thyself a Man, Gregory Mixon explores the ways in which African Americans in postbellum Georgia used militia service after the Civil War to define freedom and citizenship.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Gregory
Mixon,
professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the
author of The Atlanta Riot: Race, Class, and Violence in a New South City.

Zusammenfassung

Explores the ways in which African Americans in postbellum Georgia used militia service after the Civil War to define freedom and citizenship. Independent militias empowered them to get involved in politics, secure their own financial independence, and mobilize for self-defense.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Gregory Mixon
• Verlag: University Press Of Florida
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9780813080628
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-8062-8
• Seiten: 436
• Abmessung: 156 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Gewicht: 272 g
• Serie: Southern Dissent
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges