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Category : Almanacs, American
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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The Worcester Almanac, Directory and Business Advertiser
Author: The Worcester Directory
Author: The Banking Almanac, Directory, Year Book and Diary
Author: Report of the Librarian and Annual Supplement to the General Catalogue
Author: State Library of MassachusettsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Author: State Library of MassachusettsPublisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author: MassachusettsFirst Fruits of Freedom
Author: Janette Thomas GreenwoodPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807895784
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A moving narrative that offers a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom, First Fruits of Freedom chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. Janette Thomas Greenwood relates the history of a network forged between Worcester County, Massachusetts, and eastern North Carolina as a result of Worcester regiments taking control of northeastern North Carolina during the war. White soldiers from Worcester, a hotbed of abolitionism, protected refugee slaves, set up schools for them, and led them north at war's end. White patrons and a supportive black community helped many migrants fulfill their aspirations for complete emancipation and facilitated the arrival of additional family members and friends. Migrants established a small black community in Worcester with a distinctive southern flavor. But even in the North, white sympathy did not continue after the Civil War. Despite their many efforts, black Worcesterites were generally disappointed in their hopes for full-fledged citizenship, reflecting the larger national trajectory of Reconstruction and its aftermath.
The Heart of the Commonwealth, Or, Worcester as it is
Author: Henry Jenkins HowlandPublisher:
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 138
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library
Author: Massachusetts State LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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