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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Greenwood, Janette Thomas
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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 relates the history of a network forged between Worcester County, Massachusetts, and eastern North Carolina as a result of Worcester regiments taking control of northeastern North Carolina during the war. White soldiers from Worcester, a hotbed of abolitionism, protected refugee slaves.
Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9781469604275

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