First Fruits of Freedom : The Migration of Former Slaves and Their Search for Equality in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1862-1900 /

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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 r...

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Autor principal: Greenwood, Janette Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Social aspects.
Migration, Internal.
Freed persons.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Migrations.
African Americans.
Affranchis > Massachusetts > Worcester > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Noirs americains > Massachusetts > Worcester > Conditions sociales > 19e siecle.
Noirs americains > Massachusetts > Worcester > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Migrations > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > Massachusetts > Worcester > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Massachusetts > Worcester > Social conditions > 19th century.
African Americans > Massachusetts > Worcester > History > 19th century.
United States.
Massachusetts > Worcester.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
Worcester (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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

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