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Subject(s)

• German Americans—History—19th century [Browse]
• Immigrants—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
• German Americans—Politics and government—19th century [Browse]
• Citizenship—United States—History—19th century [Browse]
• African Americans—Suffrage—History—19th century [Browse]
• Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) [Browse]
• United States—Race relations—History—19th century [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—1857-1861 [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—1861-1865 [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government—1865-1877 [Browse]

Series

Publications of the German Historical Institute [More in this series]

Summary note

This study of Civil War-era politics explores how German immigrants influenced the rise and fall of white commitment to African-American rights. Intertwining developments in Europe and North America, Alison Clark Efford describes how the presence of naturalized citizens affected the status of former slaves and identifies 1870 as a crucial turning point. That year, the Franco-Prussian War prompted German immigrants to re-evaluate the liberal nationalism underpinning African-American suffrage. Throughout the period, the newcomers' approach to race, ethnicity, gender and political economy shaped American citizenship law.

Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Contents

• Introduction: Naturalized Citizens, Transnational Perspectives, and the Arc of Reconstruction
• The German Language of American Citizenship
• The "Freedom-Loving German," 1854-1860
• Black Suffrage as a German Cause in Missouri, 1865
• Principle Rising, 1865-1869
• Wendepunkt : The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
• The Liberal Republican Transition, 1870-1872
• Class, Culture, and the Decline of Reconstruction, 1870-1876
• Epilogue: The Great Strike of 1877
• Appendix: Voting Tables.

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Other title(s)

• German Immigrants, Race, & Citizenship in the Civil War Era
• Cambridge University Press. History.

ISBN

9781139410915 (ebook)

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