Educated for Freedom : : The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys Who Grew Up to Change a Nation / / Anna Mae Duane.
The powerful story of two young men who changed the national debate about slavery In the 1820s, few Americans could imagine a viable future for black children. Even abolitionists saw just two options for African American youth: permanent subjection or exile. Educated for Freedom tells the story of J...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction: Slavery at the School Door
- 1. The Star Student as Specimen (circa 1822- 1837)
- 2. Shifting Ground, Lost Parents, Uprooted Schools (circa 1822- 1840)
- 3. Orphans, Data, and the American Story (circa 1837- 1850)
- 4. Throwing Down the Shovel (circa 1840- 1850)
- 5. Pumping Out a Sinking Ship (circa 1850- 1855)
- 6. Follow the Money, Find the Revolution (circa 1850- 1855)
- 7. Bitter Battles, African Civilization, and John Brown's Body (circa 1856- 1862)
- 8. The War's End and the Nation's Future (circa 1862- 1865)
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author