Some were slaves who endured their last years of servitude before escaping from their masters; some were soldiers who fought for the freedom of their brethren and for equal rights; some were reporters who covered the defeat of their oppressors. Here, for the first time, are collected the testimonies of African Americans who witnessed the Civil War. They include the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass on the meaning of the war; Martin R. Delany on...
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African-American & Black African-American Studies Civil War Discrimination & Racism Ethnic & National Ethnic Studies Feminist Theory History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Slavery & Emancipation Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics United States Civil War Women's Studies