"In the Land of Bondage" -- "The Effect was Immediate" -- "To Call on All the Blacks" -- "The Servants ... Could Not be Conveniently Stored Away" -- "Freedom to Slaves!" -- "This Causes Great Excitement" -- John Brown's "Soul is March[ing] On."
Summary
"This book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction, showing how enslaved and free African Americans resisted slavery and supported the Union war effort in a borderland that changed hands frequently during the Civil War"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 09, 2021)