By the end of the Civil War, nearly half a million slaves had taken refuge behind Union lines in what became known as "contraband camps." This book probes what the camps were like and how former slaves and soldiers warily united there--...
Slaves--Emancipation
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Author:Manning, ChandraSummary: - Author:Kilmeade, BrianSummary:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates turns to two other heroes of the nation: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. In The...
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Author:Lincoln, AbrahamSummary:While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Now, to commemorate...
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Juneteenth is about being free. Young learners will explore this cultural and historic holiday through engaging text and photos.
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Author:Lincoln, AbrahamSummary:While the conflict over slavery was a factor in the Civil War, the abolition of slavery did not become a stated objective until President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. Freeing...
