What Did Freedom Mean? The Aftermath of Slavery as Seen by Former Slaves and Former Masters in Three Societies.

Brink, Dean C.

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ERIC Number: EJ399624

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Publication Date: 1989

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What Did Freedom Mean? The Aftermath of Slavery as Seen by Former Slaves and Former Masters in Three Societies.

Brink, Dean C.

OAH Magazine of History, v4 n1 p35-46 Win 1989

Illustrates the difficulties of adjusting to freedom through observations of former slave owners from the United States and Africa, letters written by former slaves to their former masters, and recollections of former slaves in Cuba and the southern United States several years after abolition. (KO)

Descriptors: Black History, Civil War (United States), Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Primary Sources, Reconstruction Era, Secondary Education, Slavery, Social Studies, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Historical Materials; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Cuba

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