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4. Losing Limbs in the Republic

Charles Waddell Chesnutt
  • Dennis Tyler
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Disabilities of the Color Line
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© 2022 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2022 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Prologue ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I: Age of Slavery
  6. 1. David Walker’s Accessible Appeal 31
  7. 2. Fugitives’ Disabilities 75
  8. Part II: Age of Jim Crow
  9. 3. The Curious Case of Jim Crow 111
  10. 4. Losing Limbs in the Republic 123
  11. 5. The Disabilities of Caste 164
  12. Part III: Age of Color Blindness
  13. 6. The Ableism of Color-Blind Racism 199
  14. Epilogue 237
  15. Acknowledgments 243
  16. Notes 249
  17. Bibliography 281
  18. Index 303
  19. About the Author 317
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479805846.003.0005

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Prologue ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Part I: Age of Slavery
  6. 1. David Walker’s Accessible Appeal 31
  7. 2. Fugitives’ Disabilities 75
  8. Part II: Age of Jim Crow
  9. 3. The Curious Case of Jim Crow 111
  10. 4. Losing Limbs in the Republic 123
  11. 5. The Disabilities of Caste 164
  12. Part III: Age of Color Blindness
  13. 6. The Ableism of Color-Blind Racism 199
  14. Epilogue 237
  15. Acknowledgments 243
  16. Notes 249
  17. Bibliography 281
  18. Index 303
  19. About the Author 317
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