Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861 1867 2 Volume Set: Volume 1, the Destruction of Slavery: Series I by Barbara J. Fields, Thavolia Glymph

Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861 1867 2 Volume Set: Volume 1, the Destruction of Slavery: Series I

Barbara J. Fields, Thavolia Glymph

890 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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The American Civil War destroyed slavery in the South. At first, most white Americans denied what would eventually seem self-evident. But black Americans saw clearly that the sectional conflict was their greatest opportunity for liberation. This v...

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