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Justice for Ourselves: Black Virginians Claim Their Freedom after Slavery (The American South Series)
0813951372 epub 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 Black men and women in postCivil War Virginia who persevered in the face of overwhelming barriers to seek their freedom and create a new world for themselves and future generations. Drawing on the life stories of individuals from all regions of the statepolitical leaders, teachers, ministers, journalists, and entrepreneurs Read more