In Search of the Promised Land A Slave Family in the Old South |
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Author:
| Franklin, John Hope Schweninger, Loren |
Series title: | New Narratives in American History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-516088-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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Based on family letters and other first-hand evidence, this remarkable piece of detective work follows a remarkable Black family as its members walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record of these journeys provides a vivid picture of antebellum America, stretching from New Orleans to St. Louis, from the Overland Trail to the California GoldRush, and from Civil...
More DescriptionBased on family letters and other first-hand evidence, this remarkable piece of detective work follows a remarkable Black family as its members walk the boundary between slave and free, traveling across the country in search of a "promised land" where African Americans would be treated with respect. Their record of these journeys provides a vivid picture of antebellum America, stretching from New Orleans to St. Louis, from the Overland Trail to the California GoldRush, and from Civil War battles to steamboat adventures. John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger weave a compelling narrative that illuminates the larger themes of slavery and freedom.