Title Mine eyes have seen the glory : religion and the politics of race in the Civil War era and beyond / Steven L. Dundas

Published [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 393 pages) : illustrations Contents Preface: The first duty -- America's original sin : slavery from 1619-1790 -- A struggle to the death : war cannot be separated from ideology, politics or religion -- I hate them with perfect hatred : religion ideology, and modern war -- They shall be your bond-men forever : human beings as property -- The privilege of belonging to the superior race : slavery and national expansion -- A gross violation of a sacred pledge : collapse of the Whig Party -- I will be heard! : Religion, ideology and the abolitionist movement -- An institution sanctioned by God : southern religious support of slavery -- The triumphs of Christianity rest on slavery : holy warriors at the forefront -- With God as our champion : the Confederate union of church and state -- They have closed the heavy doors : the Dred Scott decision -- Portents hang on all the arches of the horizon : the bloody battle for Kansas -- General Jackson is dead : the Lecompton Constitution controversy -- Cuba must be ours : fire-eaters and filibusters spread slavery -- The final kingdom has arisen : hubris and fanaticism bring on the war -- The South will never submit : Lincoln and the choice for secession and war -- Whom the gods intend to destroy : the madness of southern extremists -- The heather is on fire : politics, religion and war -- Sound the loud timbrel : the Emancipation Proclamation -- I knew what I was fighting for : Black soldiers in the Civil War and after -- Reconstruction, and redemption : the failure to win the peace -- The failure of will : Reconstruction's end and return to white rule -- A new religion : the noble Confederacy and the lost cause -- Epilogue: the past is always present Summary "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is a hard-hitting history of the impact of racism and religion on the political, social, and economic development of the American nation from Jamestown to today, in particular the nefarious effects of slavery on U.S. society and history. Going back to England's rise as a colonial power and its use of slavery in its American colonies, Steven L. Dundas examines how racism and the institution of slavery influenced the political and social structure of the United States, beginning with the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Dundas tackles the debates over the Constitution's three-fifths solution on how to count Black Americans as both property and people, the expansion of the republic and slavery, and the legislation enacted to preserve the Union, including the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act--as well as their disastrous consequences. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory squarely faces how racism and religion influenced individual and societal debates over slavery, Manifest Destiny, secession, and civil war. Dundas deals with the struggle for abolition, emancipation, citizenship, and electoral franchise for Black Americans, and the fierce and often violent rollback following Reconstruction's end, the Civil Rights Movement, and the social and political implications today. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is the story of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders; slaves and slaveholders; preachers, politicians, and propagandists; fire-eaters and firebrands; civil rights leaders and champions of white supremacy; and the ordinary people in the South and the North whose lives were impacted by it all. "-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Steven L. Dundas has served thirty-nine years in the U.S. Army and Navy. He is a former assistant professor at the Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, and a retired chaplain with the U.S. Navy. For decades Dundas has been researching and writing on history, the impact of religion on society, international affairs, military operations, and ethics Print version record Subject Slavery -- United States. Religion and state -- United States -- History Racism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Slavery -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) Slavery -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Slavery Religion and state Religion Racism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Race relations Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494 United States -- Religion. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140498 United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781640125414 1640125418 9781640125407 164012540X

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