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Beyond Slavery

Explorations of Race, Labor, and Citizenship in Postemancipation Societies

By Frederick Cooper, Thomas C. Holt and Rebecca J. Scott

In this collaborative work, three leading historians explore one of the most significant areas of inquiry in modern historiography--the transition from slavery to freedom and what this transition meant for former slaves, former slaveowners, and the societies in which they lived.

Beyond Slavery at University of North Carolina Press