Rethinking American emancipation : legacies of slavery and the quest for Black freedom Introduction William A. Link and James J. Broomall Part I. Claiming emancipation A universe of flight Yael Sternhell Force freedom and the making of emancipation Greg Downs A tainted ballot: military interference in elections and the Thirteenth Amendment William A. Blair Part II. Contesting emancipation One pillar of the social fabric may still stand firm: border south marriages in the emancipation era Allison Fredette Axes of empire: race region and the greater reconstruction of federal authority after emancipation Carole Emberton The fear of reenslavement: Black political mobilization in response to the waning of Reconstruction Justin Behrend Part III. Remembering emancipation African Americans and the long emancipation in new south Atlanta William A. Link Washington Toussaint and Bolivar: the glorious advocates of liberty: Black internationalism and reimagining emancipation Paul Ortiz Remembering the abolitionists and the meanings of freedom John Stauffer Epilogue: Emancipation and the nation Laura Edwards