Administering Freedom: The State of Emancipation after the Freedmen's Bureau

Author:   Dale Kretz
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
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9781469671017


Pages:   424
Publication Date:   30 October 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dale Kretz
Publisher:   The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint:   The University of North Carolina Press
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781469671017


ISBN 10:   1469671018
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   30 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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"Administering Freedom is an exceptional piece of scholarship -- a story both fascinating and largely untold . . . . superb.""--Matthew E. Stanley, Jacobin"


"Administering Freedom is an exceptional piece of scholarship -- a story both fascinating and largely untold . . . . superb.""--Matthew E. Stanley, Jacobin A compellingly told history of state power that displays how newly freed people contributed to the centralization of state bureaucracy. . . . [A] worthwhile and enlightening contribution to the post-Reconstruction period and the legal history of freedpeople.""-Journal of Southern History In an important, engaging, and well-researched book, Dale Kretz makes a valuable contribution to this scholarship and offers a distinctive, innovative perspective on African Americans' long battle for full citizenship.""-Journal of American History"


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Dale Kretz received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and worked as a history professor for five years before leaving academia to become a labor representative. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.

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