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Freedom's Journey
Donald . Ed(S): Yacovone
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Description for Freedom's Journey
Paperback. Editor(s): Yacovone, Donald. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 34. Weight in Grams: 820.
Some were slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters; some were soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights; some were reporters who covered the defeat of their oppressors. Here, for the first time, are collected the testimonies of African Americans who witnessed the Civil War. They include the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass on the meaning of the war; Martin R. Delany on his meeting with Lincoln to gain permission to raise an army of African Americans; Susie King Taylor on her life as a laundress and nurse to ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
Number of Pages
570
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556525216
SKU
V9781556525216
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99-1
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Reviews for Freedom's Journey
"The editors have done an exceptional job... highly recommended to school and public collections..."
Kliatt. "Yet another outstanding anthology from Lawrence Hill Books in its Library of Black America series...."
Dallas Morning News. "Gives voice to soldiers, slaves, journalists, and abolitionists, providing the under-explored perspective of Blacks who lived through the Civil War..."
The Crisis. "An excellent ... Read more
Kliatt. "Yet another outstanding anthology from Lawrence Hill Books in its Library of Black America series...."
Dallas Morning News. "Gives voice to soldiers, slaves, journalists, and abolitionists, providing the under-explored perspective of Blacks who lived through the Civil War..."
The Crisis. "An excellent ... Read more