Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era

This book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction, showing how enslaved and free African Americans resisted slavery and supported the Union war effort in a borderland that changed hands frequently during the Civil War.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jonathan A. Noyalas is director of the McCormick Civil War Institute at Shenandoah University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Civil War Legacy in the Shenandoah: Remembrance, Reunion and Reconciliation.

Zusammenfassung

Examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. Although the Valley was a site of fierce conflicts during the Civil War and its military activity has been extensively studied, scholars have largely ignored the Black experience in the region until now.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jonathan Noyalas, Jonathan A Noyalas, Jonathan A. Noyalas
• Verlag: University Press Of Florida
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780813066868
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-6686-8
• Seiten: 226
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 228 mm x 17 mm
• Gewicht: 530 g
• Illustration: 19 black & white illustrations
• Serie: Southern Dissent
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges