Justice for Ourselves: Black Virginians Claim Their Freedom After Slavery
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A new look at the Black Virginians who defined and realized their freedom after the collapse of slavery "Verily, the work does not end with the abolition of slavery," wrote Frederick Douglass in 1862, "but only begins." The Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment altered a legal status; to make freedom a reality represented a different challenge altogether. Justice for Ourselves tells the stories of remarkable...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813951372
ISBN13:9780813951379
Release Date:June 2024
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:324 Pages
Weight:1.32 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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