Into the Land of Freedom: African Americans in ReconstructionDiscusses 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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Contents
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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| Title | Into the Land of Freedom: African Americans in Reconstruction People's history |
| Author | Meg Greene |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Twenty-First Century Books, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0822546906, 9780822546900 |
| Length | 112 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American |
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