Escott, Paul David.

Paying Freedom's Price : A History of African Americans in the Civil War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (183 pages) - The African American Experience Series . - The African American Experience Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Forcing the Issue -- Chapter 2. Forced to Serve the South, Desiring Freedom -- Chapter 3. Fighting for Freedom, Equality, and the Union -- Chapter 4. Fighting for Equality -- Chapter 5. Facing a Difficult Future -- Documents -- Selected Readings -- Index -- About the Author.

Paying Freedom's Price provides a comprehensive yet brief and readable history of the role of African Americans--both slave and free--from the decade leading up to the Civil War until its immediate aftermath.

9781442255753


Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States.
African Americans--History--1863-1877.
African Americans--History--To 1863.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans.


Electronic books.

E453.E746 2017

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