A study of the role of Afro-Virginians in the Civil War.

By January 1865, most of Virginia's schools were closed, many newspapers had ceased publication, businesses suffered, and food was scarce. Having endured major

This ground-breaking book takes an insightful and close "New Look" at one of the most fascinating subjects of the Civil War--the long-overlooked battlefield con

"A deeply important study of how African Americans' daily lives affected their perception of military service and, in turn, how their treatment (or mistreatment

This companion volume to the four-part PBS series on the history of American slavery--narrated by Morgan Freeman and scheduled to air in February 2006--illumina