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#1329582 in Books Williams David 2014-04-21 2014-04-21Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .59 x 5.98l; .85 #File Name: 1107602491275 pagesI Freed Myself African American Self Emancipation in the Civil War Era
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. History of Black Activism at its finestBy GahistorianMajority of incoming freshmen in my general education history courses label Lincoln as the great emancipator. In 2010; Eric Foner demonstrated that Abraham Lincoln was far from consistent in his attitude towards slavery and slaves. Here; in _I Freed Myself_; historian David Williams tells the story from the slaves' perspective; and how they took freedom for themselves. In the first four chapters; Williams offers different manners in which slaves resisted the practice of slavery; from running away; challenging acts of punishments; serving as spies; and as soldiers. This expertly researched; and superbly written; account offers differing ways that slaves opposed the institution that kept them in bondage during the war years; with many accounts naming numerous blacks and their heroic and dangerous efforts. This work ends with the war and how whites banded together to counter all of the black's newly acquired rights; the freedmen; and freedwomen; however; continued to challenge the oppressive nature of the post-war South.As a PhD candidate; this book fits into many different must read lists: Civil War history; African American; Southern history; and to a lesser extent; military history. Readers will learn a great deal; but Williams's excellent prose make a difficult subject into an overwhelmingly easy read for scholars; historians; graduate students; and casual enthusiasts of any of the aforementioned fields of studies. In addition; its succinct nature; counting five chapters in 243 pages (with footnotes; which is sadly dying out) makes this book easily adoptable in any and all classes on race during the nineteenth century.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An Excellent ReadBy Sadie RobinsonGood book for anyone to add to their collection about the Antebellum South; African Americans or slavery. Many seem to think that black people were docile during the Civil War and simply waited for the Yankees to free them. The truth is slaves shaped their own future and this book discusses the reasons they did and the methods.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. This book will give you a new perspective on who deserves credit for emancipationBy Trey ShippThe role of slaves in their own emancipation isn’t part of the standard American story. It should be. This interesting book recounts heroic acts of slave escapes; revolts and military service. And as slaves grabbed freedom; Williams shows how they pushed a reluctant Lincoln and nation into ending slavery.At the beginning of the Civil War; outside a small group of abolitionists; virtually no whites were ready to end slavery. Even Lincoln had been willing to pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing slavery forever to avoid conflict. But ultimately over 200;000 freedmen and former slaves would fight in the Union Army. And as the nation saw them fighting and dying alongside their white sons; husbands and fathers; the North embraced the rightness of freedom.This book will give you a new perspective on who deserves credit for emancipation.
