Seizing the New Day
Download or Read eBook Seizing the New Day PDF written by Wilbert L. Jenkins and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Wilbert L. Jenkins |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2003-05-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0253216095 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780253216090 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Seizing the New Day by : Wilbert L. Jenkins
Book excerpt: Historian Wilbert Jenkins sheds light on how former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina, in an attempt to adjust to freedom after the Civil War and gain control over their own lives, battled whites trying to regain control. Using autobiographies, slave narratives, Freedmen's Bureau letters and papers, and many other documents, Jenkins focuses on the freedmen's hopes and aspirations. 30 photos.
