TY - BOOK AU - Escott,Paul D. TI - The worst passions of human nature: White supremacy in the Civil War north T2 - A nation divided: studies in the Civil War era SN - 9780813943855 AV - E185 .W677 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - Charlottesville PB - University of Virginia Press KW - Racism KW - United States KW - History KW - 19th century KW - White supremacy movements KW - African Americans KW - Social conditions KW - To 1964 KW - Political parties KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - "This book examines the contrast between progress on emancipation and the persistence of virulent racism and white supremacist attitudes in the Civil War North. It analyzes both northern politics and the racial attitudes and assumptions that were revealed in newspapers, books, and magazines. Its central arguments are about the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, and the racism that flourished in Northern society and culture"-- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2366023&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -