First Fruits of Freedom: The Migration of Former Slaves and Thei

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Contributor(s): Greenwood, Janette Thomas (Author)

ISBN: 0807871044 EAN: 9780807871041

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press (View Publisher's Titles)

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Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: March 01, 2010

Annotation: Greenwood chronicles one of the first collective migrations of blacks from the South to the North during and after the Civil War. She describes a network forged between Worcester County, Mass., and eastern North Carolina as a result of Worcester regiments taking control of northeastern N.C. during the war. White soldiers from Worcester, a hotbed of abolitionism, protected refugee slaves from former masters, set up schools, and led them north at war's end. Migrants established a small black community in Worcester with a distinctive southern flavor, but were generally disappointed in their hopes for full-fledged citizenship.