First fruits of freedom : the migration of former slaves and their search for equality in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1862-1900 /

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This book offers a moving narrative that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom. It chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. The book relates the history o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Greenwood, Janette Thomas (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2009]
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Subjects:
1800-1899
African Americans > Massachusetts > Worcester > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Massachusetts > Worcester > Social conditions > 19th century.
Freed persons > Massachusetts > Worcester > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Migrations > History > 19th century.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Massachusetts > Worcester > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Massachusetts > Worcester > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Personnes affranchies > Massachusetts > Worcester > Histoire > 19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Cultural Heritage.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans
African Americans > Migrations
African Americans > Social conditions
Freed persons
Migration, Internal
Social aspects
Social conditions
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Worcester (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Massachusetts > Worcester
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The guns of war
  • The prettiest blue mens I have ever seed
  • These are the children of this revolution, the promising first fruits of the war
  • A new promise of freedom and dignity
  • A community within a community.

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