| Summary: | With the end of the American Civil War, the nation created entire populations of
outsiders seeking acceptance and participation in the rebuilding of the country. Northern
industrialists, African Americans, and veterans returning from military service
demonstrated the failures of Reconstruction in their efforts to reconcile their position with
the white southern inhabitants of East Tennessee. This region represents a unique place to
explore Reconstruction and exclusionary citizenship because of its distinct relationship
with both the Union and the Confederacy during the war. This thesis examines the people
who lived the life of an outsider because of their background, skin color, or military
service. By focusing on those who failed at successfully entering, or reentering, society,
this thesis illustrates the informal fight for acceptance that began when the formal battles
of the Civil War ceased. === Includes bibliography. === Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.
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