UID:
almafu_9959229941402883
Umfang:
1 online resource (256 p.)
ISBN:
1-4696-0427-2
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0-8078-9578-4
Serie:
The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Inhalt:
A moving narrative that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom, First Fruits of Freedom chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. Janette Thomas Greenwood relates the history of a network forged between Worcester County, Massachusetts, and eastern North Carolina as a result of Worcester regiments taking control of northeastern North Carolina during the war. White soldiers from Worcester, a hotbed of abolitionism, protected refugee slaves
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Guns of War; 2 The Prettiest Blue Mens I Had Ever Seed; 3 These Are the Children of This Revolution, the Promising First Fruits of the War; 4 A New Promise of Freedom and Dignity; 5 A Community within a Community; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
,
English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8078-7104-4
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8078-3362-2
Sprache:
Englisch
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