How the Germans Became White Southerners: German Immigrants and African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860-1880

June 2020 marks the 130th anniversary of the First Mohonk Conference on “The Negro Question.” For 3 days, elite, ruling-class Whites met to discuss efforts to train and assimilate Black Americans into the socioeconomic strata of the U.S. south. Deeper scrutiny of the political rationale of Mohonkers belies a paternalism driven by deep-seated fear and loathing of Black people; collective anxiety over economy, jobs, national infrastructure; perceived threats to White agency; concerns over Whiteness/White identity, globalization, and the looming increase of an educated, skilled, mobile, and free Black population. In this paper, the author will provide a critical overview of the 1890 Mohonk conference and discuss its historical significance and broader political implications.

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Irish Origins and the Shaping of Immigrant Life in Savannah on the Eve of the Civil War

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2015

Journal of American Ethnic History

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How the Germans Became White Southerners: German Immigrants and African Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, 1860-1880

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