The Civil War and the Transformation of American Citizenship
Quigley, Paul D
The meanings and practices of American citizenship were as contested during the Civil War era as they are today. By examining a variety of perspectives--from prominent lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to enslaved women, from black firemen in southern cities to Confederate émigrés in Latin America--The Civil War and the Transformation of American Citizenship offers a wide-ranging exploration of citizenship's metamorphoses amid the extended crises...