Abstract
Americans demanded the world's attention during their Civil War and Reconstruction. Newspapers around the globe reported the latest news from the United States as one vast battle followed another, as the largest system of slavery in the world crashed into pieces, as American democracy expanded to include people who had been enslaved only a few years before.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2006
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2006 Organization of American Historians. This article first appeared in the OAH Magazine of History 20:1 (2006), 54-61.
Please note that downloads of the article are for private/personal use only.
Recommended Citation
Ayers, Edward L. "The American Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction on the World Stage." OAH Magazine of History, 20,1 (January 2006): 54-61.
COinS