Blue and Gray in Black and White: Newspapers in the Civil War

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 458
Author(s):  
Ethan S. Rafuse ◽  
Brayton Harris
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Black And White

Women, the Civil War, and Reconstruction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Postwar Period ◽  
Native American Women ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Us ◽  
Women's Lives ◽  
Class Hierarchies ◽  
Us Civil War

The rapid transformations brought on by the US Civil War and its aftermath touched women’s lives in contradictory ways. The disruption caused by war and the destruction of slavery opened up space, and at times created the necessity, for radically new roles for women that challenged antebellum gender norms and racial and class hierarchies. This essay examines the wartime and postwar experiences primarily of black and white but also Native American women. In this period, many women faced new circumstances that inspired them to confront power in novel ways—by, for instance, fleeing slavery, petitioning governors, organizing bread riots, participating in political parades, or protesting segregation. The chapter also explores political violence in the postwar period that affected women differently across class, race, and region and that eventually helped to shut down the radical potential of the era.

scholarly journals Race and Home Ownership from the End of the Civil War to the Present

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J Collins ◽  
Robert A Margo
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Civil War ◽  
Residential Segregation ◽  
Home Ownership ◽  
Permanent Income ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Racial Gap ◽  
Black Households

We present new estimates of home ownership for black and white households from 1870 to 2007. Black ownership increased by 46 percentage points, whereas white ownership increased by 20 points. Remarkably, 25 of the 26 point narrowing occurred between 1870 and 1910. Part of this early convergence is accounted for by falling white ownership due to movement out of agriculture, but most is accounted for by post-emancipation gains among blacks. After 1910, white and black households increased ownership, but the racial gap barely changed. We discuss the influence of residential segregation, public policy, and permanent income on the ownership gap.

How to Litigate a Case Against a White Southerner

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Milewski
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
African Americans ◽  
White Southerners ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Civil Cases ◽  
White Southerner

Chapter 2 traces the legal journey of African Americans who succeeded in litigating cases against white southerners in the 35 years after the Civil War. In many cases, they litigated suits against the very whites who had enslaved them. The chapter discusses why black southerners turned to the courts and the obstacles they met in attempting to litigate suits against whites. It follows black southerners as they hired lawyers, testified before crowded courtrooms, and appealed their suits to their state’s highest courts. It discusses as well why white lawyers represented black litigants, the motivations of white and black witnesses in such suits, and the considerations of juries and judges deciding civil cases between black and white southerners.

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