Climbing up to glory
a short history of African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction
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Word Count
71,250 words, Guess
Page Count
285 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveclimbinguptoglor0000jenk
- Internet Archiveclimbinguptoglor0000jenk_n7t2
- ISBN-10084202817X
- ISBN-100842028161
- ISBN-139780842028172
and 8 more
- ISBN-139780842028165
- Goodreads3649278', '2368630
- Library of Congress Control Number2002017619
- OCLC Control Number48796000
- Better World Books9780842028165
- Better World Books9780842028172
- Better World BooksW7-CTE-241
- Open LibraryOL17728858M
Classifications
- DDC973.7/089/96073
- LCCE185.2 .J46 2002
- LCCE185.2.J46 2002
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.
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