Organizing freedom : Black emancipation activism in the Civil War Midwest / Jennifer R. Harbour.

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"This book analyzes the emancipation activism of free black people who settled in Civil War-era Indiana and Illinois. Antebellum activists defined emancipation on their own terms, through the construction of churches, schools, and political conferences"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harbour, Jennifer R., 1971- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
African American abolitionists > Middle West > History > 19th century.
African American abolitionists > Middle West > Biography.
Antislavery movements > Middle West > History > 19th century.
Free Black people > Middle West > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
African American abolitionists.
Antislavery movements.
Free Black people.
Middle West.
United States.
1800-1899
Biographies.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:xviii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book

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