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Tasting freedom : Octavius Catto and the battle for equality in Civil War America Daniel R. Biddle and Murray Dubin
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 158.44 .C36 B53 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Biddle, Daniel R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catto, Octavius V., 1839-1871.
- Catto, Octavius V.
- Free African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Free African Americans.
- African American political activists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- African American political activists.
- African American teachers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- African American teachers.
- African American baseball players--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- African American baseball players.
- African Americans--Civil rights--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- African Americans.
- Civil rights movements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- McMullen, William, 1824-1901.
- McMullen, William.
- Racism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Racism.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--19th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Physical Description:
- x, 616 p. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- Charleston
- Arm in arm
- "Keep the flame burning..."
- With giants
- Lessons
- The Irish, the killers, and Squire McMullen
- "Arise, young North"
- How much I yearn to be a man
- A chance on the pavement
- The wolf killers
- Manhood
- The battle for streetcars
- Baseball
- The hide of the rhinoceros
- Election day
- The Venus of the high trapeze
- Epilogue: The legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [569]-602) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781592134656 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 1592134653 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781592134670 (e-book)
- 159213467X (e-book)
- OCLC:
- 473123281
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