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Organizing freedom : Black emancipation activism in the Civil War Midwest / Jennifer R. Harbour.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harbour, Jennifer R., 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American abolitionists--MIddle West--History--19th century.
- African American abolitionists.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Middle West.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 185 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "This book analyzes the emancipation activism of free black people who settled in Civil War-era Indiana and Illinois. Antebellum activists defined emancipation on their own terms, through the construction of churches, schools, and political conferences"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Free Black Communities and the Black Codes
- Legal, Educational, and Religious Foundations Antebellum and Wartime Emancipation Activism
- Black Soldiering and Emancipation Activism
- Black Women's Wartime Political Culture.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-3770-3
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