To address you as my friend : African Americans' letters to Abraham Lincoln /

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"Many African Americans of the Civil War era felt a personal connection to Abraham Lincoln. For the first time in their lives, an occupant of the White House seemed concerned about the welfare of their race. Indeed, despite the tremendous injustice and discrimination that they faced, African Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: White, Jonathan W., 1979- (Editor), Medford, Edna Greene (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Correspondence.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
1800-1899
African Americans > Correspondence.
African Americans > Social conditions > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Correspondance.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
African Americans
African Americans > Social conditions
Society & culture: general.
Society.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Noirs américains.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Personal correspondence
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Edna Greene Medford
  • Prologue: One of Lincoln's Oldest Friends
  • Chief Executive. Petitions for Pardon ; Correspondence Related to Colonization
  • Commander in Chief. Letters Related to Military Recruitment and Volunteering ; Protests against Unequal Pay for Black Soldiers ; Requests for Discharge from the Service ; Letters from Soldiers in Trouble
  • Chief Citizen. Requests for Equal Treatment ; Prayers for Aid for Christian Ministries ; Letters Seeking Economic Rights and Opportunities ; Mementos
  • Epilogue. Massa Sam's Dead!

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