My Work Among the Freedmen

My Work Among the Freedmen
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ISBN-10 : 0813946638
ISBN-13 : 9780813946634
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Synopsis My Work Among the Freedmen by : Harriet M. Buss

"An unabridged edition of the letters written by Harriet M. Buss to her parents during her time as a teacher for freedpeople in coastal South Carolina (1863-1864), Norfolk, Virginia (1868-1869), and Raleigh, North Carolina (1869-1871). Buss's long and varied experiences in the South were uncommon for a Northern woman in the Civil War era. In each place she worked, she taught in a different type of school and engaged with different types of students, and her correspondence offers a broad view of the Civil War era, as well as a social history of teachers and teaching"--

My Work Among the Freedmen

My Work Among the Freedmen
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ISBN-10 : 0813946646
ISBN-13 : 9780813946641
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Synopsis My Work Among the Freedmen by : Harriet M. Buss

"An unabridged edition of the letters written by Harriet M. Buss to her parents during her time as a teacher for freedpeople in coastal South Carolina (1863-1864), Norfolk, Virginia (1868-1869), and Raleigh, North Carolina (1869-1871). Buss's long and varied experiences in the South were uncommon for a Northern woman in the Civil War era. In each place she worked, she taught in a different type of school and engaged with different types of students, and her correspondence offers a broad view of the Civil War era, as well as a social history of teachers and teaching"--

Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau

Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau
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Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9780823232116
ISBN-13 : 0823232115
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau by : Mary Farmer-Kaiser

Established by congress in early 1865, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--more commonly known as "the Freedmen's Bureau"--assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the post-Civil War South. Although it was called the Freedmen's Bureau, the agency profoundly affected African-American women. Until now remarkably little has been written about the relationship between black women and this federal government agency. As Mary Farmer-Kaiser clearly demonstrates in this revealing work, by failing to recognize freedwomen as active agents of change and overlooking the gendered assumptions at work in Bureau efforts, scholars have ultimately failed to understand fully the Bureau's relationships with freedwomen, freedmen, and black communities in this pivotal era of American history.

The Freedmen's Book

The Freedmen's Book
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Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044024572562
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Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis The Freedmen's Book by : Lydia Maria Child

Confederate Minds

Confederate Minds
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 429
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ISBN-10 : 9780807895658
ISBN-13 : 0807895652
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Confederate Minds by : Michael T. Bernath

During the Civil War, some Confederates sought to prove the distinctiveness of the southern people and to legitimate their desire for a separate national existence through the creation of a uniquely southern literature and culture. Michael Bernath follows the activities of a group of southern writers, thinkers, editors, publishers, educators, and ministers--whom he labels Confederate cultural nationalists--in order to trace the rise and fall of a cultural movement dedicated to liberating the South from its longtime dependence on Northern books, periodicals, and teachers. By analyzing the motives driving the struggle for Confederate intellectual independence, by charting its wartime accomplishments, and by assessing its failures, Bernath makes provocative arguments about the nature of Confederate nationalism, life within the Confederacy, and the perception of southern cultural distinctiveness.

The Freedman in the Roman World

The Freedman in the Roman World
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9781139495035
ISBN-13 : 1139495038
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Freedman in the Roman World by : Henrik Mouritsen

Freedmen occupied a complex and often problematic place in Roman society between slaves on the one hand and freeborn citizens on the other. Playing an extremely important role in the economic life of the Roman world, they were also a key instrument for replenishing and even increasing the size of the citizen body. This book presents an original synthesis, for the first time covering both Republic and Empire in a single volume. While providing up-to-date discussions of most significant aspects of the phenomenon, the book also offers a new understanding of the practice of manumission, its role in the organisation of slave labour and the Roman economy, as well as the deep-seated ideological concerns to which it gave rise. It locates the freedman in a broader social and economic context, explaining the remarkable popularity of manumission in the Roman world.

Sick from Freedom

Sick from Freedom
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9780199758722
ISBN-13 : 0199758727
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Sick from Freedom by : Jim Downs

Sick from Freedom provides the first study of the health conditions of emancipated slaves and reveals the epidemics, illnesses, and poverty that former slaves suffered from when slavery ended and freedom began.

Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain and Harpers Ferry

Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain and Harpers Ferry
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781467147439
ISBN-13 : 1467147435
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain and Harpers Ferry by : Matthew Borders

The first Confederate invasion of the North in the fall of 1862 led to a series of engagements known as the Maryland Campaign. Though best remembered for its climax, there was desperate fighting at both South Mountain and Harpers Ferry prior to the bloodletting at Antietam Creek. These battles in particular were desperate affairs of bloody attacks and determined defense. In this work are the images of thirty Union soldiers, published here for the first time, that help give a face and a history to those men who struggled up the slopes of South Mountain or sheltered from Confederate cannons at Harpers Ferry. Join Matthew Borders and Joseph Stahl as they introduce you to these men, their battles and their stories.