First fruits of freedom : the migration of former slaves and their search for equality in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1862-1900 / Janette Thomas Greenwood.

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Greenwood, Janette Thomas [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culturePublisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 241 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780807895788
0807895784
9781469604275
1469604272

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: First fruits of freedom.DDC classification:

305.896/07307443 22

LOC classification:

F74.W9 G925 2009eb

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Contents:

The guns of war -- The prettiest blue mens I have ever seed -- These are the children of this revolution, the promising first fruits of the war -- A new promise of freedom and dignity -- A community within a community.

Summary: This book offers a moving narrative that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom. It chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. The book relates the history of a network forged between Worcester County, Massachusetts, and eastern North Carolina as a result of Worcester regiments taking control of northeastern North Carolina during the war. White soldiers from Worcester, a hotbed of abolitionism, protected refugee slaves, set up schools for them, and led them north at war's end.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-223) and index.

This book offers a moving narrative that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom. It chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. The book relates the history of a network forged between Worcester County, Massachusetts, and eastern North Carolina as a result of Worcester regiments taking control of northeastern North Carolina during the war. White soldiers from Worcester, a hotbed of abolitionism, protected refugee slaves, set up schools for them, and led them north at war's end.