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The first biographical account of the life of James Gillespie Birney in more than fifty years, this fabulously insightful history illuminates and elevates an all-but-forgotten figure whose political career contributed mightily to the American political fabric. Birney was a southern-born politician at the heart of the antislavery movement, with two southern-born sons who were major generals involved in key Union Army activities, including the leadership of the black troops. The interaction of the Birneys with historical figures (Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Clay) highlights the significance of the family's activities in politics and war. D. Laurence Rogers offers a unique historiography of the abolition movement, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the experiences of one family navigating momentous developments from the founding of the Republic until the late 19th century.
Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: The Birneys
1. Rising Immigrant Tides
2. Birthing Kentucky and a Birney
3. Roots of the Conflict over Slavery
4. Trapped in the Golden Circle
5. Defending the Cherokee, Launching Abolition
6. The Colonization Debacle
8. Saving the South from Destruction
9. The Tar and Feathers Agenda
Part 2: The Republicans
10. Lincoln's Prophet
11. Henry Clay's Nemesis
12. Uncle Tom Comes Alive
13. Michigan's "Wonderful Revolution"
14. Flight to Eagleswood
15. The Republican Phenomenon
Part 3: The Civil War
16. The Birneys in Battle
17. The U.S. Colored Troops Tip the Balance
18. Appomattox Sundays
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Birney's Writings
Appendix 2: First Republican Platform
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index
