Kentucky in the Reconstruction Era【電子書籍】[ Ross A. Webb ]

＜p＞Although Kentucky was not subject to reconstruction as such, the period of readjustment following the Civil War was a troubled one for the Commonwealth. Violence begun by guerillas continued for years. In addition, white "Regulators" tried to cow the new freedmen and keep them in a perpetual state of fearful submission that would assure the agricultural labor supply.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Their attacks produced exactly the effects whites least desired: the blacks became all the more determined to leave the countryside, and the federal government imposed the Freedmen's Bureau to protect the former slaves. ＜em＞Kentucky in the Reconstruction Era＜/em＞ shows how this and other forms of federal intervention angered even the most loyal white citizens, leading to Kentucky's hostility to the national administration and consequent reputation as a state dominated by ex-Confederates.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Gradually, however, things began to change, as hopes for future prosperity outweighed past disappointments. While the ol．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る