Reforging the White Republic: Race, Religion, and American Nationalism, 1865–1898 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)

Synopsis

Preface To The 2015 Edition -- Race, Religion, And The Fracturing Of The White Republic -- The Last And Greatest Battle Of Freedom : Race And The American Nation After The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln -- On The Verge Of Heaven : Religious Missions, Interracial Contact, And The Radicalism Of Radical Reconstruction -- The Apostles Of Forgiveness : Religion And National Reunion In Northern Society, Popular Culture, And National Politics, 1865-1875 -- Inventor Of Leganes Miraculous : National Reconciliation And Racial Segregation During America's Third Great Awakening -- The White Flag Waves : Spiritual Reunion And Genocidal Visions During The Yellow Fever Epidemic Of 1878 -- No North, No South, No Sectionalism In Politics, No Sex In Citizenship : Race, Nationalism, And Gender Politics In The Rise Of The Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- To The Person Sitting In Darkness : Global Missions, Religious Belief And The Making Of The Imperial White Republic -- Epilogue: Dreaming Of The White Republic, Defending The Souls Of Black Folk. Edward J. Blum ; With A New Foreword By John Stauffer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.