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Climbing Up to Glory

A Short History of African Americans During the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: Wilbert L. Jenkins

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Climbing Up to Glory

A Short History of African Americans During the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: Wilbert L. Jenkins

The Civil War was undeniably an integral event in American history, but for African Americans, whose personal liberties were dependent upon its outcome, it was an especially critical juncture. In Climbing Up to Glory, Wilbert L. Jenkins explores this defining period in a story that documents the journey of average African Americans as they struggled to reinvent their lives following the abolition of slavery. In this highly readable book, Jenkins examines the unflagging determination and inner strength of African Americans as they sought to construct a solid economic base for themselves and their families by establishing their own businesses and banks and strove to own their own land. He portrays the racial violence and other obstacles blacks endured as they pooled meager resources to institute and maintain their own schools and attempted to participate in the political process. Compelling and informative, Climbing Up to Glory is an unforgettable tribute to a glowing period in African-American history sure to enrich and inspire American and African-American history enthusiasts.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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084202817X

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9780842028172

Seizing the New Day

African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston

By: Wilbert L. Jenkins

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Seizing the New Day

African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston

By: Wilbert L. Jenkins

Seizing the New Day is a good book, carefully researched, logically organized, and clearly written. . . . an excellent model for others who would study change at the local level in this fascinating period of American history. And the volume is handsomely illustrated with well-chosen photographs, drawings, and maps."—H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences For former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina, life was a constant struggle adjusting to freedom while battling whites' attempts to regain control. Using autobiographies, slave narratives, Freedmen's Bureau letters and papers, and other primary documents, Wilbert L. Jenkins attempts to understand how the freedmen saw themselves in the new order and to shed light on their hopes and aspirations. He emphasizes, not the defeat of these aspirations, but rather the victories the freedmen won against white resistance.

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Indiana University Press

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0253028299

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9780253028297

Seizing the New Day

African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston

By: Wilbert L. Jenkins

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African Americans in Post-Civil War Charleston

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Climbing Up to Glory

A Short History of African Americans During the Civil War and Reconstruction

By: Wilbert L. Jenkins

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A Short History of African Americans During the Civil War and Reconstruction

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Climbing Up to Glory

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