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The first of two volumes focusing on the African-American experience during the Civil War. Twenty-six articles review the rise of abolitionism in the North, the recruitment of black troops, their performance in battle, race as a factor in combat, women and the war effort, and... Read Full Overview

The Price of Freedom is a two-volume anthology of forty-eight articles addressing the political, social, and military aspects of slavery and the Civil War. This volume, The Preservation of Liberty, addresses the extraordinary implications of the conflict for African-American... Read Full Overview