Rioting in the Age of Emancipation: An Exploration Into the Instigation and Outcomes of the 1866 Memphis Race Riots in Reconstruction Tennessee

• Main Author: Stewart, Rebecca J
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2021
• Subjects: African American Studies; African Americans; American history; Antebellum period; Black history; Criminology; Political science; Politics; Racism; Riots; Sex crimes; Slavery; Violence; White supremacy

The end of the Civil War in America (1861-1865) was a time for rebuilding in the shadow of grief. Over six hundred thousand fatalities had resulted from the battle for Emancipation, and social changes were legislatively enforced within the Reconstruction South. However, despite the acknowledgement o...