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Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867 2 Volume Paperback Set: Volume 1, The Destruction of Slavery: Series I by Thavolia Glymph, Joseph P. Reidy, Barbara J. Fields, Leslie S. Rowland (Paperback, 2010)

The American Civil War destroyed slavery in the South. At first, most white Americans denied what would eventually seem self-evident. But black Americans saw clearly that the sectional conflict was their greatest opportunity for liberation. This volume of Freedom presents a documentary record of the transformation of the Civil War into a war against slavery, and the slaves' role in their own emancipation. The Destruction of Slavery shows the process by which a war for Union became a war for freedom. It demonstrates how three interrelated circumstances opened opportunities to slaves: first, the character of slave society; second, the course of the war itself; and third, the policies of the Union and Confederate governments. Together, they made emancipation an uneven, halting, and often tenuous process in which slaves played the central role.

Author
Thavolia Glymph, Joseph P. Reidy, Barbara J. Fields, Leslie S. Rowland
Publication Name
Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867 2 Volume Paperback Set: Volume 1, The Destruction of Slavery: Series I
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
890 Pages

Title_Author
Joseph P. Reidy, Barbara J. Fields, Thavolia Glymph, Leslie S. Rowland
Series Title
Freedom: a Documentary History of Emancipation
Editor
Ira Berlin
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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