Black Americans in Mourning : Reactions to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Description: TITLE: Black Americans in Mourning: Reactions to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln AUTHOR: Leonne M. Hudson PUBLISHER: Southern Illinois University Press (2024)CONDITION: Very Good(+) paperback. Spine straight, uncreased. Cover clean, bright, no dents or scratches. A few spine and corner tips very gently rubbed during original shipping; no other flaws. Pristine page block. Description: On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth carried out the first presidential assassination in United States history. The euphoria resulting from General Lee’s surrender evaporated at the news of Abraham Lincoln’s murder. The nation—excepting many white Southerners—found itself consumed with grief, and no group mourned Lincoln more deeply than people of color. African Americans did not speak with a monolithic voice on social or political issues, but even Lincoln’s Black contemporaries who may not have approved of him while he was alive mourned his death, understanding its implications for their future. Beginning with the assassination itself and chronicling Lincoln’s three-week-long national funeral, historian Leonne M. Hudson captures the profound sadness of Black Americans as they mourned the crafter of the Emancipation Proclamation and the man they thought of as their earthly Moses, father, friend, and benefactor. Hudson continues the narrative by detailing the postwar efforts of African Americans to gain citizenship and voting rights. Black Americans in Mourning includes the tributes of prominent figures such as Frederick Douglass, Martin R. Delany, and Elizabeth Keckley, who raised their voices to honor Lincoln, as well as formal expressions of grief by institutions and organizations such as the United States Colored Troops. In a triumph of research, Hudson also features the voices of lesser-known Black people who mourned Lincoln across the country, showing that the outpouring of individual and collective grief helped set the stage for his enduring glorification. SHIPPING: Item ships as is (no refunds, exchanges, or returns). Shipping is by USPS Media Mail.BOOK WILL BE CAREFULLY PACKAGED in a custom-sized cardboard book mailer for strong protection in transit.

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