{"product_id":"show-thyself-a-man-georgia-state-troops-colored-1865-1905-paperback","title":"Show Thyself a Man: Georgia State Troops, Colored, 1865-1905 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Mixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorgia Historical Records Advisory Council award for Excellence in Research in Using the Holdings of Archives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of Black militias in Georgia after the Civil War and their importance in defining citizenship\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShow Thyself a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregory Mixon explores the ways in which African Americans in postbellum Georgia used militia service after the Civil War to define freedom and citizenship. Independent militias empowered them to get involved in politics, secure their own financial independence, and mobilize for self-defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs white and Black people competed for state sponsorship of their militia companies, African Americans sought to establish their roles as citizens of their country and their state. They proved their efficiency as militiamen and publicly commemorated black freedom and progress with celebrations such as Emancipation Day and the anniversaries of the Civil War Amendments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Georgians, however, used the militia as a different symbol of freedom--to ensure not only the postwar white right to rule but to assert states' rights. This social, political, and military history examines how Black militias were integral to the process of liberation, Reconstruction, and nation-building that defined the latter half of the nineteenth century South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Mixon\u003c\/b\u003e, professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Riot: Race, Class, and Violence in a New South City.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.25 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45950205001863,"sku":"9780813080628","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/BWRsdpGOg39780813080628.webp?v=1790506234","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/show-thyself-a-man-georgia-state-troops-colored-1865-1905-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}