Slavery's end in Tennessee, 1861-1865 /

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Author / Creator:Cimprich, John, 1949-
Imprint:University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1985.
Description:1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11157277
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ISBN:9780817380830
0817380833
9780817311834
0817311831
0817302573
9780817302573
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and index.
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Summary:This is the first book-length work on wartime race relations in Tennessee, and it stresses the differences within the slave community as well as Military Governor Andrew Johnson's role in emancipation. In Tennessee a significant number of slaves took advantage of the disruptions resulting from federal invasion to escape servitude and to seek privileges enjoyed by whites. Some rushed into theses changes, believing God had ordained them; others acted simply from a willingness to seize any opportunity for improving their lot. Both groups felt a sense of dignity that their slaves initi.
Other form:Print version: Cimprich, John, 1949- Slavery's end in Tennessee, 1861-1865. University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©1985 0817302573 9780817302573