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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilbert, Serina K., Author.
- Williams, Learotha, Jr., author.
- 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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