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UNINA9910822125003321 |
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Titolo |
Freedom's journey : African American voices of the Civil War / / edited by Donald Yacovone |
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Chicago, : Lawrence Hill Books, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-56976-995-8 |
1-55652-511-7 |
1-56976-993-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (609 pages) |
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Collana |
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The Library of Black America series. |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans |
Slaves - United States |
African American soldiers |
African American political activists |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 African Americans |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Copyright ; Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Freedom's Battlefield; Part II: Memory's Battlefield; Selected Reading List; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The men and women represented in this book had the extraordinary opportunity of witnessing the end of a 200-year struggle for freedom: the Civil War. Gathered here are the stirring testimonies of many African Americans including slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters, soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights, and reporters who covered the defeat of their oppressors. These African American voices include the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass on the meaning of the war; Martin R. Delany on his meeting with Lin |
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