Paying freedom's price

By Paul D. Escott

Subjects: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American, African americans, history, African Americans, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658, African American, Slaves, emancipation, united states, African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877, Emancipation, United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans, Slaves -- Emancipation -- United States, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, participation, african american, African Americans -- History -- To 1863, Slaves, African American Participation, History, Military participation

Description: Paying Freedom's Price provides a comprehensive yet brief and readable history of the role of African Americans-both slave and free-from the decade leading up to the Civil War until its immediate aftermath.