Freedom: a Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867 Series 3, Volume 2: Land and Labor, 1866-1867 |
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| Editor:
| Hayden, René
Kaye, Anthony E.
Masur, Kate |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0742-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $149.95 |
Book Description:
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Land and Labor, 1866-1867 examines the remaking of the South's labor system in the tumultuous aftermath of emancipation. Using documents selected from the National Archives, this volume of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation depicts the struggle of unenfranchised and impoverished ex-slaves to control their own labor, establish their families as viable economic units, and secure independent possession of land.
Land and Labor, 1866-1867 examines the remaking of the South's labor system in the tumultuous aftermath of emancipation. Using documents selected from the National Archives, this volume of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation depicts the struggle of unenfranchised and impoverished ex-slaves to control their own labor, establish their families as viable economic units, and secure independent possession of land.