The Trouble They Seen
Subtitle: The Story of Reconstruction in the Words of African Americans
Edition: Da Capo edition
Publisher: Da Capo
Published: April 1, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 516
ISBN-13: 9780306805486
Subjects: American history; Biography: general; Black studies; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; c 1800 to c 1900; History - General History; USA; Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor; United States - General; History-United States - General; Reconstruction; 1863-1877; African Americans; History; Reconstruction (U.S. history,; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Sources
First sentence: When Charleston, South Carolina, was captured by Union forces in February 1865, the Twenty-first Regiment U.S. Colored Troops was the first to enter the city A black soldier on muleback with a banner that proclaimed LIBERTY led the regiment through the narrow streets.