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Details the slavery debate from the Civil War through World War I. This title argues that African American slavery remained a salient metaphor for how Americans interpreted contemporary race relations decades after the Civil War. It draws on postwar articles, books, diaries, manuscripts, newspapers, and speeches.

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A heavily researched and clearly written survey of pro- and antislavery American writings from Appomattox to Versailles. - Choice ""Scholars will find [An Old Creed for the New South] to be a perceptive analysis of racism in our profession and a useful guide to the literature."" - Journal of American History ""Smith shows, in striking detail, how the history of slavery was used to justify the segregation of blacks in 1865-66 and again in post-Reconstruction America."" - Law and History Review ""Smith's insightful study remains an essential text for students of slavery, race relations, and historiography."" - North Carolina Historical Review

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      Publisher: MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni
      Publication Date: 2/28/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780809328444, 978-0809328444
      ISBN10: 0809328445
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Details the slavery debate from the Civil War through World War I. This title argues that African American slavery remained a salient metaphor for how Americans interpreted contemporary race relations decades after the Civil War. It draws on postwar articles, books, diaries, manuscripts, newspapers, and speeches.

      Trade Review
      A heavily researched and clearly written survey of pro- and antislavery American writings from Appomattox to Versailles. - Choice ""Scholars will find [An Old Creed for the New South] to be a perceptive analysis of racism in our profession and a useful guide to the literature."" - Journal of American History ""Smith shows, in striking detail, how the history of slavery was used to justify the segregation of blacks in 1865-66 and again in post-Reconstruction America."" - Law and History Review ""Smith's insightful study remains an essential text for students of slavery, race relations, and historiography."" - North Carolina Historical Review

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