[PDF.51sk] I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era

I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era

[PDF.pj60] I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era

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 | #1198047 in Books |  2014-04-21 |  2014-04-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.59 x5.98l,.85 | File type: PDF | 275 pages

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||10 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| History of Black Activism at its finest|By Gahistorian|Majority of incoming freshmen in my general education history courses label Lincoln as the great emancipator. In 2010, Eric Foner demonstrated that Abraham Lincoln was far from consistent in his attitude towards slavery and slaves. Here, in _I Freed Myself_, historian David Williams tells the story from the slaves' pers| |"If asked 'who freed the slaves?' most Americans would probably still answer Abraham Lincoln. But that answer does not do justice to the far more complicated process by which freedom was achieved or give credit to the primary movers behind it. This book reclai

For a century and a half, Abraham Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation has been the dominant narrative of African American freedom in the Civil War era. However, David Williams suggests that this portrayal marginalizes the role that African American slaves played in freeing themselves. At the Civil War's outset, Lincoln made clear his intent was to save the Union rather than free slaves - despite his personal distaste for slavery, he claimed no authority to...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.I Freed Myself: African American Self-Emancipation in the Civil War Era   |  David Williams. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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