Climbing up to glory
Subtitle: a short history of African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction
By: Wilbert L. Jenkins.
Publisher: SR Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Wilmington, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877; African Americans -- History -- To 1863; Reconstruction; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans
Description: Jenkins (history, Temple U.) describes the experiences of ordinary African Americans as they reinvented their lives after the abolition of slavery. Topics include, for example, the reunification of families, the efforts of blacks to educate themselves, the struggle to gain economic independence, and the formation of black churches. The text is accompanied throughout by b&w photographs and other illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: Abraham Lincoln : a reluctant friend; title: Unwanted participants : service in the war; title: "Free at last" : the shackles are broken; title: A "working class of people" : the struggle to gain economic independence; title: "We can now live as one" : the reunification of the family; title: "Get us some education" : the efforts of Blacks to educate themselves; title: "Our own houses of worship" : Black churches during Reconstruction; title: "We intend to have our rights" : political and social activists in post-Civil War America.