Time full of trial [[electronic resource] ] : the Roanoke Island freedmen's colony, 1862-1867 / / Patricia C. Click
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Click Patricia Catherine
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| Titolo: |
Time full of trial [[electronic resource] ] : the Roanoke Island freedmen's colony, 1862-1867 / / Patricia C. Click
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 975.6/175 |
| Soggetto topico: | Freedmen - North Carolina - Roanoke Island - History - 19th century |
| Freedmen - North Carolina - Roanoke Island - Social conditions - 19th century | |
| African Americans - Missions - North Carolina - Roanoke Island - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | North Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 African Americans |
| North Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 African Americans | |
| United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects | |
| Roanoke Island (N.C.) History | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-286) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. This Important Victory; 2. An African Village of Grand Proportions; 3. A New Social Order; 4. Tossed Upon a Sea of Troubles; 5. Letting In the Light; 6. Stamp Down or Troden Under Feet; 7. No Foot of Land Do They Possess; 8. And the Partings Are Sad; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In February 1862, General Ambrose E. Burnside led Union forces to victory at the Battle of Roanoke Island. As word spread that the Union army had established a foothold in eastern North Carolina, slaves from the surrounding area streamed across Federal lines seeking freedom. By early 1863, nearly 1,000 refugees had gathered on Roanoke Island, working together to create a thriving community that included a school and several churches. As the settlement expanded, the Reverend Horace James, an army chaplain from Massachusetts, was appointed to oversee the establishment of a freedmen's colony |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Time full of trial |
| ISBN: | 0-8078-7540-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454532703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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