Race, Democracy and the American Civil War in the County of Yorkshire
Journal: Durham e-Theses (Durham University)
Year: 2018

Between the shelling of Fort Sumter and the fall of Richmond, the British public followed closely the course of the Civil War in the United States. However, the themes of race and popular government typically associated with the war were not isolated to the American context. Over the course of the 1850s and 1860s, contemporary understandings of such themes were continually tested, challenged, and rebuilt in the light of international developments.&#13;\n&#13;\nIn order to better understand these