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1863-1877

Black Voices From Reconstruction, 1865-1877

John David Smith

Examines, using original source documents, photographs and drawings, the experiences and points of view of former slaves during the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War.

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The Geography of Hope

James Haskins

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to t

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