Cities of the Dead: Contesting the Memory of the Civil War in the South, 1865-1914

by William A. Blair and William Blair

Book Overview

Exploring the history of Civil War commemorations from both sides of the color line, William Blair places the development of memorial holidays, Emancipation Day celebrations, and other remembrances in the context of Reconstruction politics and race relations in the South. His grassroots examination of these civic rituals demonstrates that the politics of commemoration remained far more contentious than has been previously acknowledged.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807828963
• ISBN13: 9780807828960
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"