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The freedmen's book The freedmen's book l. maria child Inspiring biographies of successful former slaves. OL107963W
Gabriel's triumph Gabriel's triumph Alison Hart A thirteen-year-old newly-freed slave faces the challenges of freedom and horse racing as he pursues his dream of becoming a famous jockey in Civil War Kentucky and New York. OL11802966W
Child of the South Child of the South Joanna C. Scott From the award-winning author of The Road from Chapel Hill, a story of loyalty, duty, and love in the days following the Civil War.Returning to characters introduced in her previous novel, acclaimed … OL15105450W
Fires of jubilee Fires of jubilee Alison Hart At the end of the Civil War in 1865, a teenage former slave is determined to find the truth about the disappearance of her parents. She's about to discover that, like freedom, the truth is harder to … OL15124214W
Secret of the old red barn Secret of the old red barn Sandra L. Zaugg In 1860 Michigan, as twelve-year-old Zach and his father become involved in a new, unnamed church and befriend neighbors who are freed slaves, they have conflicts with townspeople and with Zach's mot… OL15468834W
Children of the Emancipation Children of the Emancipation Wilma King Explains how the nearly four million slaves and nearly half a million free blacks gained freedom and basic rights as citizens, following Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. OL16062502W
The secrets of Mary Bowser The secrets of Mary Bowser Lois Leveen "Based on the true story of Mary Bowser, a freed slave who returns to Virginia to spy on the Confederates, The secrets of Mary Bowser is the powerful story of a woman who must sacrifice her freedom t… OL16152781W
Washington during Civil War and Reconstruction Washington during Civil War and Reconstruction Harrison, Robert "Robert Harrison provides new insight into grass-roots Reconstruction after the Civil War and into the lives of those of those most deeply affected, the newly emancipated African Americans"-- "In th… OL16183681W
Walking home to Rosie Lee Walking home to Rosie Lee A. LaFaye At the end of the Civil War, young Gabe meets many other former slaves getting a feel for freedom whose kindness helps him in his quest to find his mother, who was sold away. OL16470008W
All things new All things new Lynn N. Austin In the aftermath of the Civil War, Josephine Weatherly and her mother, Eugenia, struggle to pick up the pieces of their lives when they return to their Virginia plantation. But the bitter realities o… OL16769881W
Willow Willow Tonya Hegamin In 1848 Willow, a fifteen-year-old educated slave girl, faces an inconceivable choice -- between bondage and freedom, family and love -- as free born, seventeen-year-old Cato, a black man, takes it u… OL19983608W
The abduction of Smith and Smith The abduction of Smith and Smith Rashad Harrison "The Civil War is over, though for Jupiter Smith, a former slave and Union soldier, many battles still lie ahead. He returns to the plantation he worked on before the war in search of his woman, but … OL19991353W
Balm Balm Dolen Perkins-Valdez "Set during the [era after the Civil War] and exploring the next chapter of history--the end of slavery--this ... story of love and healing is about three people who struggle to overcome the pain of … OL20000772W
Pharaoh Pharaoh Wilbur Smith Royal advisor and former slave Taita is caught up in a whirlpool of ruthless intrigue that tests the limits of his intelligence, alchemy, and cunning as he endeavors to protect the empire, his Pharao… OL20037497W
Black Salt Black Salt Ray Costello During the Age of Sail, black seamen could be found in many shipboard roles in the Royal Navy, such as gunners, deck-hands and 'top men', working at heights in the rigging. In the later Age of Steam,… OL21248015W
Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, at the first session, Thirty-ninth Congress Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, at the first session, Thirty-ninth Congress United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Reconstruction. 1 v. (various pagings) 23 cm OL2524858W
The death of Reconstruction The death of Reconstruction Heather Cox Richardson "Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on the South and on white Americans' persistent racism. Heather Cox Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was crit… OL3348608W
The force of a feather The force of a feather DeEtta Demaratus "In the late 1980s, author DeEtta Demaratus stumbled across a story that wouldn't leave her alone. She had been intending to write an article about Biddy Mason, a former slave who, at the time of her… OL6209122W
A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences Laura S. Haviland Autobiography of a leader of anti-slavery activities in Michigan. She helped found the “Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society” in 1832, and founded the “Raisin Institute” in Lenawee County in 1837, which… OL6692338W
Mine eyes have seen the glory Mine eyes have seen the glory Launcelot Minor Blackford "The experiences of Mary Blackford and her family constitute an interesting and revealing account of ante-bellum Southern life, pointing out that Southern society had many nuances. The book contains … OL7487693W
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