“There are No Black Rebels”: rethinking E. P. Thompson’s Legacy for the American Civil War

The article addresses the loyalty of slaves to the Union during the American Civil War going beyond two usual statements, either "Lincoln freed the slaves" or "the slaves were freed." In doing so, it discusses how the abolition of slavery was a result of the interaction of two po...

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Main Author: James Oakes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) 2019-10-01
Series:Revista Mundos do Trabalho
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/mundosdotrabalho/article/view/1984-9222.2019.e66123

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