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From the fiery furnace to the Promise Land : stories of a Tennessee Reconstruction community / Serina K. Gilbert and Learotha Williams Jr.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gilbert, Serina K., Author.
Williams, Learotha, Jr., author.
Contributor:
JSTOR (Online Service)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Freed persons--Tennessee--Dickson County--History--19th century.
Freed persons.
Freed persons--Tennessee--Dickson County--History--20th century.
African Americans--Tennessee--Dickson County--Biography.
African Americans.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Dickson County.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
Collective memory--Tennessee--Dickson County.
Collective memory.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 177 pages) : illustrations, map
Other Title:
Stories of a Tennessee Reconstruction community
Place of Publication:
Nashville, Tennessee : Vanderbilt University Press, [2025]
Contents:
Embracing the story
The Promise Land community
On the banks of the Jordan
Soldiers's stories
Jumping Jim Crow
Marching into the Promise Land
Faith and resilience
Community building and migration
Miss Essie's house.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Gilbert, Serina K. From the fiery furnace to the Promise Land
ISBN:
9780826508126
082650812X
9780826508119
0826508111
Publisher Number:
40032949934
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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