Into the Land of Freedom: African Americans in ReconstructionTwenty-First Century Books, 1. 1. 2004 - Počet stran: 112 Discusses the changes faced by African Americans after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, describing how families tried to reunite, find homes, and jobs. |
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The Day of Jubilee | 6 |
How Free Is Free? | 26 |
Give Us This and We Will Protect Ourselves | 40 |
Black Spirit Black Mind | 58 |
A New War | 72 |
Timeline | 92 |
Further Reading and Websites 106 | |
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