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The Families' Civil War Black Soldiers and the Fight for Racial Justice.

"This book tells the stories of freeborn northern African Americans in Philadelphia struggling to maintain families while fighting against racial discrimination from 1850 to the 1910s. Civil War military service worsened their already difficult circumstances due to its negative effects on their...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pinheiro Jr., Holly A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2022.
Colección:UnCivil Wars Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The African American Family in the Free North
  • Chapter 2: The United States Needs African American Men
  • Chapter 3: The Idealism versus the Realism of Military Service
  • Chapter 4: Familial Hardships during the Civil War
  • Chapter 5: Reconstructing the Northern African American Family
  • Chapter 6: USCT Families in an Industrializing Nation
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix I: Methodology
  • Appendix II: Philadelphian-Born United States Colored Infantry (USCI) Soldiers
  • Notes