Seizing the New Day : African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston /

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"Seizing the New Day is a good book, carefully researched, logically organized, and clearly written ... an excellent model for others who would study change at the local level in this fascinating period of American history. And the volume is handsomely illustrated with well-chosen photographs,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jenkins, Wilbert L., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
Freed persons.
African Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Noirs americains > Histoire > 1863-1877.
Noirs americains > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Affranchis > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 19e siecle.
African Americans > History > 1863-1877.
African Americans > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 19th century.
Freed persons > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 19th century.
South Carolina > Charleston.
Charleston (S.C.) > Race relations.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE DARK BEFORE THE DAWN Black Charleston before Emancipation; 2 THANK GOD WE ARE A FREE PEOPLE Emancipation Arrives in Charleston; 3 WE ONLY ASK FOR A CHANCE The Struggle of Charleston's Freedmen for Economic Independence; 4 WE GOTTA GET US SOME BOOK LERNIN' The Role of Black Charlestonians in Freedmen's Literacy; 5 WE ARE ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS Black Family and Community Life in Charleston during Reconstruction; 6 WE MUST HAVE OUR OWN HOUSE OF WORSHIP The Exit of Charleston's Freedmen from White Churches
  • 7 FREEDOM IS A CONSTANT STRUGGLE Resistance and Self-Protection by Charleston's FreedmenEPILOGUE The Light of Freedom, Justice, and Equality Brightens, Dims, and Then Darkens; APPENDIX; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY; INDEX

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