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Download or read book Word by Word written by Christopher Hager and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the cruelest abuses of slavery in America was that slaves were forbidden to read and write. Consigned to illiteracy, they left no records of their thoughts and feelings apart from the few exceptional narratives of Frederick Douglass and others who escaped to the North—or so we have long believed. But as Christopher Hager reveals, a few enslaved African Americans managed to become literate in spite of all prohibitions, and during the halting years of emancipation thousands more seized the chance to learn. The letters and diaries of these novice writers, unpolished and hesitant yet rich with voice, show ordinary black men and women across the South using pen and paper to make sense of their experiences. Through an unprecedented gathering of these forgotten writings—from letters by individuals sold away from their families, to petitions from freedmen in the army to their new leaders, to a New Orleans man’s transcription of the Constitution—Word by Word rewrites the history of emancipation. The idiosyncrasies of these untutored authors, Hager argues, reveal the enormous difficulty of straddling the border between slave and free. These unusual texts, composed by people with a unique perspective on the written word, force us to rethink the relationship between literacy and freedom. For African Americans at the end of slavery, learning to write could be liberating and empowering, but putting their hard-won skill to use often proved arduous and daunting—a portent of the tenuousness of the freedom to come.
Book Synopsis 1868. The poll for two knights of the shire to represent the western division of the county of Kent. Compiled by E. Hughes by : Kent
Download or read book 1868. The poll for two knights of the shire to represent the western division of the county of Kent. Compiled by E. Hughes written by Kent and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tom Worthington's Civil War by : James D. Brewer
Download or read book Tom Worthington's Civil War written by James D. Brewer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1807, Thomas Worthington was born into a wealthy and powerful Ohio family. Though his path in life should have led to fortune and prestige, he died alone and penniless, having spent his life and his fortune trying to remove the stain of shame from his reputation and name. This is the previously untold story of Worthington, West Point graduate, leader of men in both the Mexican War and War Between the States, and bitter enemy of the man who would ruin his life--General William Tecumseh Sherman. As commander of the 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Worthington valiantly led his men into battle at Shiloh, but his knowledge of Sherman's blunders, both before and during the battle, resulted in his being illegally court-martialed and cashiered out of the Army. The last twenty years of his life were spent in a desperate quest to tell his side of the story, the true events of Shiloh as he saw them. Colonel Worthington's story is one of war, both public and personal, honor, and a quest for vindication. Photographs and maps illustrate Worthington's dramatic life and struggle.
Download or read book The Great Stain written by Noel Rae and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Eyewitness testimonies to the culture and commerce of slavery . . . coupled with smart commentary” from an acclaimed historian. “Essential.”(Kirkus Reviews) In this important book, Noel Rae integrates firsthand accounts into a narrative history that brings the reader face to face with slavery’s everyday reality. From the travel journals of sixteenth-century Spanish settlers who offered religious instruction and “protection” in exchange for farm labor, to the diaries of Reverend Cotton Mather, to Central Park designer Frederick Law Olmsted’s travelogue about the “cotton states,” to an 1880 speech given by Frederick Douglass, Rae provides a comprehensive portrait of the antebellum history of the nation. Most significant are the testimonies from former slaves themselves, ranging from the famous Solomon Northup to the virtually unknown Mary Reynolds, who was sold away from her mother as child. Drawing on thousands of original sources, The Great Stain tells of a society based on the exploitation of labor and fallacies of racial superiority. Meticulously researched, this is a work of history that is profoundly relevant to our world today. “Noel Rae expertly assembles the most consequential accounts from the era of the American slave trade. . . . A vivid and comprehensive picture.” —Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award-winning author of Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America “Uniquely immediate, multivoiced, specific, arresting, and illuminating.” —Booklist “Many histories have been written of slavery in America, but far too few have let the participants, and particularly the victims, speak so directly for themselves. Rae has helped to fill that historical vacuum in this important work, and the voices are intense, eloquent, and haunting.” —National Book Review
Book Synopsis Letter from the Secretary of the Interior by :
Download or read book Letter from the Secretary of the Interior written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860 by : Carter G. Woodson
Download or read book The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860 written by Carter G. Woodson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This substantial treasury contains hundreds of lettersexchanged by African Americans and abolitionists in thetumultuous decades preceding the Civil War. It recapturesthe voices of slaves and freemen, lawyers, ministers, andpolitical and philosophical leaders, including FrederickDouglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and many others. Notavailable elsewhere, this essential reference for students ofAmerican history and politics provides a nuanced portrait ofabolitionist politics during the sixty years that led up to theCivil War.Reprint of The Association for the Study of Negro Life andHistory, Washington, DC, 1926 edition.
Book Synopsis Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury by :
Download or read book Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury written by and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting a List of All the Commissioned Officers in the Navy of the United States, Showing Their Respective Rank, and Dates of the Commissions; Also a List of All the Midshipmen, with the Dates of Their Warrants by : United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Download or read book Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting a List of All the Commissioned Officers in the Navy of the United States, Showing Their Respective Rank, and Dates of the Commissions; Also a List of All the Midshipmen, with the Dates of Their Warrants written by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibliothecæ Bodleianæ pars quarta, codices Thomæ Tanneri complectens by : Alfred Hackman
Download or read book Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibliothecæ Bodleianæ pars quarta, codices Thomæ Tanneri complectens written by Alfred Hackman and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reports from Commissioners by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Reports from Commissioners written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Town of Southold, Long Island by : Charles B. Moore
Download or read book Town of Southold, Long Island written by Charles B. Moore and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.
Book Synopsis Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibliothecae Bodleianae ... by : Bodleian Library
Download or read book Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibliothecae Bodleianae ... written by Bodleian Library and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae by : Bodleian Library (Oxford)
Download or read book Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae written by Bodleian Library (Oxford) and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by :
Download or read book The New England Historical and Genealogical Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.
Book Synopsis Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting His Annual Report on the State of the Finances by : United States. Department of the Treasury
Download or read book Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, Transmitting His Annual Report on the State of the Finances written by United States. Department of the Treasury and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis News Letter by : United States. Dept. of State
Download or read book News Letter written by United States. Dept. of State and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bulletin of the Bureau of Rolls and Library of the Department of State by : United States. Department of State. Bureau of Rolls and Library
Download or read book Bulletin of the Bureau of Rolls and Library of the Department of State written by United States. Department of State. Bureau of Rolls and Library and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
