Slave And Freeman : The Autobiography of George L. Knox /

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Born in Tennessee in 1841, George L. Knox survived slavery and service with both Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War and afterward made his way north to find a chilly reception in Indiana. His autobiography covers the first 44 years of his life and tells how he persevered against threa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knox, George L., 1841-1927
Other Authors: Gatewood, Willard B., Jr. (Willard Badgett), 1931-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1979.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Knox, George L., > 1841-1927.
African Americans.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Noirs americains > Indiana > Biographies.
African Americans > Indiana > Biography.
Indiana.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Born in Tennessee in 1841, George L. Knox survived slavery and service with both Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War and afterward made his way north to find a chilly reception in Indiana. His autobiography covers the first 44 years of his life and tells how he persevered against threats, harassment, and physical intimidation to become a leading citizen of Indianapolis and an important figure of the Republican Party.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages).
ISBN:9780813161501

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