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| Title: | Freedom's Journey
: African American Voices of the Civil War |
| Author: | Donald Yacovone |
| ISBN: | 1556525117 : 9781556525117 |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 568 |
| Weight: | .97 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Lawrence Hill Books) - February 2004 |
| List Price: | 26.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | American history: c1800 to c1900: Black studies: Slavery & emancipation: Civil war: USA |
The men and women represented in this book had the extraordinary opportunity of witnessing the end of a 200-year struggle for freedom: the Civil War. Gathered here are the stirring testimonies of many African Americans including slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters, soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights, and reporters who covered the defeat of their oppressors. These African American voices 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 laundress and nurse to a Union regiment in the deep South; Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Todd Lincoln's seamstress, on Abraham Lincoln's journey to Richmond after its fall; Elijah P Marrs on rising from slave to Union sergeant while fighting for his freedom in Kentucky; letters from black soldiers to black newspapers; and much more. Each testimony is presented unabridged, allowing the full flavour of these voices to be heard, and each is supplemented with introductions and notes that provide rich context.
"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 compilation..." -- Booklist. "Great find of the month..." -- Detroit Free Press.
