First fruits of freedom the migration of former slaves and their search for equality in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1862-1900

First fruits of freedom the migration of former slaves and their search for equality in Worcester, Massachusetts, 1862-1900 /

A moving narrative that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom, First Fruits of Freedom chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. Janette Thomas Greenwood r...

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Main Author: Greenwood, Janette Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009.
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Subjects:
1800-1899
African Americans > Massachusetts > Worcester > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Massachusetts > Worcester > Social conditions > 19th century.
Freed persons > Massachusetts > Worcester > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Migrations > History > 19th century.
Migration, Internal > United States > History > 19th century.
African Americans
African Americans > Migrations
African Americans > Social conditions
Freed persons
Migration, Internal
Social aspects
Social conditions
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
Worcester (Mass.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
Massachusetts > Worcester
United States
History
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