Voices of emancipation : understanding slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the U.S. Pension Bureau files / edited by Elizabeth A. Regosin and Donald R. Shaffer.
2008
E185.2 .V65 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
Voices of emancipation : understanding slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction through the U.S. Pension Bureau files / edited by Elizabeth A. Regosin and Donald R. Shaffer.
ISBN
9780814775875 (pbk. : alk. paper)
081477587X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780814775868 (alk. paper)
0814775861 (alk. paper)
081477587X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780814775868 (alk. paper)
0814775861 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : New York University Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xi, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
E185.2 .V65 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
973/.0496073
Summary
This book seeks to recover the lives and words of former slaves in detail by mining the case files of the U.S. Pension Bureau. These files contain first-hand perspective of slavery, emancipation, black military service, and freedom. It also explores the words of former slaves topically from recollections of slavery to life after emancipation.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Regosin, Elizabeth Ann.
Shaffer, Donald Robert.
Shaffer, Donald Robert.
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Table of Contents
Slavery and emancipation
The Civil War
Postwar patterns
Marriage and family
Appendix : Complete sample documents.
The Civil War
Postwar patterns
Marriage and family
Appendix : Complete sample documents.