03498nam 2200721 a 450 991081851660332120200520144314.01-4696-0427-20-8078-9578-4(CKB)2670000000058455(EBL)605914(OCoLC)689997534(SSID)ssj0000458202(PQKBManifestationID)11309440(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458202(PQKBWorkID)10420312(PQKB)10191213(StDuBDS)EDZ0000244361(OCoLC)698188185(MdBmJHUP)muse23400(Au-PeEL)EBL605914(CaPaEBR)ebr10425412(CaONFJC)MIL930948(MiAaPQ)EBC605914(EXLCZ)99267000000005845520090729d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFirst fruits of freedom the migration of former slaves and their search for equality in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1862-1900 /Janette Thomas GreenwoodChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20091 online resource (256 p.)The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-7104-4 0-8078-3362-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexA 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 slavesJohn Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.African AmericansMassachusettsWorcesterHistory19th centuryAfrican AmericansMassachusettsWorcesterSocial conditions19th centuryFreedmenMassachusettsWorcesterHistory19th centuryAfrican AmericansMigrationsHistory19th centuryMigration, InternalUnited StatesHistory19th centuryUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsWorcester (Mass.)Social conditions19th centuryAfrican AmericansHistoryAfrican AmericansSocial conditionsFreedmenHistoryAfrican AmericansMigrationsHistoryMigration, InternalHistory305.896/07307443Greenwood Janette Thomas1599421MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818516603321First fruits of freedom3922099UNINA