A Nation of Outsiders: Industrialists, African Americans, and Veterans in East Tennesee During Reconstruction

• Other Authors: Dahlstrand, Katharine (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Atlantic University
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004047

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.