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
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 19, 2020)
