An Old Creed for the New South: Proslavery Ideology and Historiography, 1865-1918
 “A heavily researched and clearly written survey of pro- and antislavery American writings from Appomattox to Versailles.”—Choice “Scholars will find [An Old Creed for the New South] to be a perceptive analysis of racism in our profession and a useful guide to the literature.”—Journal of American History “John David Smith has written the most thorough treatment of the early historiography of slavery in the United States.”—Journal of Economic History “Smith shows, in striking detail, how the history of slavery was used to justify the segregation of blacks in 1865–66 and again in post-Reconstruction America.”—Law and History Review “A compact, carefully and thoroughly researched, useful study in historiography.”—American Historical Review “Smith’s extensively researched work . . . is a treasure trove of citations to postwar proslavery writings.”—Southern Historian “Smith’s insightful study remains an essential text for students of slavery, race relations, and historiography.”—North Carolina Historical Review--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.