Contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Preface: Our War
7. Introduction: The Meaning of the New Birth of Freedom
8. Part I: The Republican Argument
   1. Chapter One. What Were They Reconstructing?
   2. Chapter Two. The Relationship of Slavery to Southern Oligarchy
   3. Chapter Three. The Origin of Southern Oligarchy
   4. Chapter Four. The Oligarchy Rises
   5. Chapter Five. American Republicanism Regroups
9. Part II: The Test and Implications
   1. Chapter Six. The Evidence
   2. Chapter Seven. The Burial of the New Birth of Freedom
10. Notes
11. Bibliography
12. Index

Preface: Our War

Introduction
The Meaning of the New Birth of Freedom

Part I: The Republican Argument

Chapter One
What Were They Reconstructing?

Chapter Two
The Relationship of Slavery to Southern Oligarchy

Chapter Three
The Origin of Southern Oligarchy

Chapter Four
The Oligarchy Rises

Chapter Five
American Republicanism Regroups

Part II: The Test and Implications

Chapter Six
The Evidence

Chapter Seven
The Burial of the New Birth of Freedom

Notes

Bibliography

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1. Cover Page
2. Begin Reading
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Preface
7. Introduction
8. Notes
9. Bibliography
10. Index