Bury Me Not in a Land of Slaves

by Hansen, Joyce

• ISBN13: 9780531164631
• ISBN10: 0531164632
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

The Reconstruction period -- from the end of the Civil War to 1877 was perhaps the most hope-filled and most devastating for the nation's African-American population. This account of the Reconstruction period focuses on the experiences of the freed men and women with brief biographies of the era's courageous black leaders.

Author Biography

Joyce Hansen has created a dramatic account of the Reconstruction period, focusing on the experiences of the freed men and women. Weaving the former slaves' own words and stories into a detailed historical background, she provides a full picture of the time. Brief biographies of the era's courageous black leaders and period illustrations enrich this readable study, to help readers gain an understanding of an important and tragic episode in American history.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
A House Divided	p. 14
Brief Biography: Phillis Wheatley	p. 21
Free at Last	p. 23
Brief Biography: Frederick Douglass	p. 30
Ties that Bind	p. 33
The Coming Day	p. 40
Brief Biography: William Edward Burghardt Du Bois	p. 45
The Freedmen's Bureau	p. 48
Brief Biography: Martin R. Delany	p. 58
The South Rises	p. 61
One More River to Cross	p. 68
New Battles	p. 73
Congress Acts	p. 80
The New South	p. 89
Men of the People	p. 102
Brief Biography: John R. Lynch	p. 108
Educating the Freedmen	p. 111
John Brown's Body	p. 117
Brief Biography: Charlotte Forten Grimke	p. 124
Beginning of the End	p. 127
Epilogue	p. 137
Source Notes	p. 138
Bibliography	p. 149
Index	p. 153
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