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| − | + | '''Freedmen''' were freed slaves, especially during [[Reconstruction]] of the U.S. after 1863. The term includes both men and women. The most important agency was the [[Freedmen's Bureau]], a unit of the U.S. Army. | |
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| − | + | The most famous Freedman was [[Booker T. Washington]]. | |
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| − | + | ==see also== | |
| − | + | * [[Black History]] | |
| − | + | * [[Freedmen's Bureau]] | |
| − | + | * [[Reconstruction]] | |
| − | + | * [[The South]] | |
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| − | + | ==Further reading== | |
| − | + | * Belz, Herman. ''A New Birth of Freedom: The Republican Party and Freedmen's Rights, 1861-1866.'' (1976). 199 pp. by a leading conservative historian [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst;jsessionid=JDbLcWQTnBNJTyMMChDYzXnvK4yZXVGh7L8z13hwrhSCdyBTbbFy!830200437!-53255609?a=o&d=114382183 online edition] | |
| − | + | * Du Bois, W.E.B. "Reconstruction and its Benefits," ''American Historical Review'', 15 (July, 1910), 781—99 [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28191007%2915%3A4%3C781%3ARAIB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-T JSTOR], by leading black historian | |
| − | + | * Foner, Eric. ''Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction.'' 2005. 268 pp. popular version from [[neoabolitionist]] perspective | |
| − | + | * Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R. ''Freedpeople in the Tobacco South: Virginia, 1860-1900.'' (1999). 345 pp. | |
| − | + | * Litwack, Leon. ''Been in the Storm So Long'' (1979). Pulitzer Prize; focus on the African Americans from [[neoabolitionist]] perspective | |
| − | + | * Rabinowitz, Howard N. ''Race Relations in the Urban South, 1865-1890.'' (1978). 441 pp. | |
| − | + | * Ransom, Roger L. and Sutch, Richard. ''One Kind of Freedom: The Economic Consequences of Emancipation.'' (1977). 409 pp. statistical studies | |
| − | + | ===Primary sources=== | |
| − | + | * Berlin, Ira, ed/ ''Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867.'' (1982- ), multivolume collection | |
| − | + | * Fleming, Walter L. ''Documentary History of Reconstruction: Political, Military, Social, Religious, Educational, and Industrial'' 2 vol (1906). Uses broad collection of primary sources; vol 1 on national politics; vol 2 on states; [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0OnNK8pM92WrjQK2ijCaciu&id=yukLAAAAIAAJ&printsec=toc&dq=%22Documentary+History+of+Reconstruction%22&sig=KbFxeYrtnbJAFZRBvK_rApDguQg#PPR11,M1 volume 1 493 pp online] and [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0lH-_oan672uKoftngo_tzc&id=beoLAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA305&lpg=PA305&dq=documentary+plantation&as_brr=1#PPR7,M1 vol 2 480 pp online] | |
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| − | + | ==see also== | |
| − | + | * [[Black History]] | |
| − | + | * [[Freedman's Bureau]] | |
| + | * [[Reconstruction]] | ||
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| + | [[category:Reconstruction]] | ||
| + | [[category:Slavery]] | ||
| + | [[category:Black History]] | ||
| + | [[category:The South]] | ||
| + | [[category:American Civil War]] | ||
Revision as of 03:32, March 18, 2012
Freedmen were freed slaves, especially during Reconstruction of the U.S. after 1863. The term includes both men and women. The most important agency was the Freedmen's Bureau, a unit of the U.S. Army.
The most famous Freedman was Booker T. Washington.
see also
Further reading
- Belz, Herman. A New Birth of Freedom: The Republican Party and Freedmen's Rights, 1861-1866. (1976). 199 pp. by a leading conservative historian online edition
- Du Bois, W.E.B. "Reconstruction and its Benefits," American Historical Review, 15 (July, 1910), 781—99 JSTOR, by leading black historian
- Foner, Eric. Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction. 2005. 268 pp. popular version from neoabolitionist perspective
- Kerr-Ritchie, Jeffrey R. Freedpeople in the Tobacco South: Virginia, 1860-1900. (1999). 345 pp.
- Litwack, Leon. Been in the Storm So Long (1979). Pulitzer Prize; focus on the African Americans from neoabolitionist perspective
- Rabinowitz, Howard N. Race Relations in the Urban South, 1865-1890. (1978). 441 pp.
- Ransom, Roger L. and Sutch, Richard. One Kind of Freedom: The Economic Consequences of Emancipation. (1977). 409 pp. statistical studies
Primary sources
- Berlin, Ira, ed/ Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867. (1982- ), multivolume collection
- Fleming, Walter L. Documentary History of Reconstruction: Political, Military, Social, Religious, Educational, and Industrial 2 vol (1906). Uses broad collection of primary sources; vol 1 on national politics; vol 2 on states; volume 1 493 pp online and vol 2 480 pp online