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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- African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Freed persons -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Migrations -- History -- 19th century
- Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- Worcester (Mass.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Noirs américains -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Noirs américains -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- Conditions sociales -- 19e siècle
- Affranchis -- Massachusetts -- Worcester -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Aspect social
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Cultural Heritage
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies
- African Americans
- African Americans -- Migrations
- African Americans -- Social conditions
- Freed persons
- Migration, Internal
- Social aspects
- Social conditions
- Massachusetts -- Worcester
- United States
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- 1800-1899
- 305.896/07307443 22
- F74.W9 G925 2009eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-223) and index.
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.
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.
English.
Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed July 26, 2021).
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