Time full of trial : the Roanoke Island freedmen's colony, 1862-1867 /
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,...
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Language: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
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