Degrees of freedom
Subtitle: Louisiana and Cuba after slavery
By: Rebecca J. Scott.
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; Belknap Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights -- Louisiana -- History; Citizenship -- Louisiana -- History; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Louisiana; Sugar growing -- Social aspects -- Louisiana -- History; Blacks -- Civil rights -- Cuba -- History; Citizenship -- Cuba -- History; Slaves -- Emancipation -- Cuba; Sugar growing -- Social aspects -- Cuba -- History; Louisiana -- Race relations; Cuba -- Race relations
Description: Moving through the cane fields, small farms, and cities of Louisiana and Cuba, Rebecca Scott skilfully observes the people, places, legislation and leadership that shaped how these societies adjusted to the abolition of slavery.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-346) and index.