Embattled freedom journeys through the Civil War's slave refugee camps
"The Civil War was just days old when the first enslaved men, women, and children began fleeing their plantations to seek refuge inside the lines of the Union army as it moved deep into the heart of the Confederacy. In the years that followed, hundreds of thousands more followed in a mass exodu...
| Main Author: | Taylor, Amy Murrell (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2018]
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| Series: |
Civil War America (Series)
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| Summary: |
"The Civil War was just days old when the first enslaved men, women, and children began fleeing their plantations to seek refuge inside the lines of the Union army as it moved deep into the heart of the Confederacy. In the years that followed, hundreds of thousands more followed in a mass exodus from slavery that would destroy the system once and for all. Drawing on an extraordinary survey of slave refugee camps throughout the country, Embattled Freedom reveals as never before the everyday experiences of these refugees from slavery as they made their way through the vast landscape of army-supervised camps that emerged during the war." -- Publisher's description |
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| Physical Description: |
xv, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781469643625 1469643626 |
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