Organizing freedom : Black emancipation activism in the Civil War Midwest /

This book analyzes the emancipation activism of free black people who settled in Civil War-era Indiana and Illinois. Antebellum activists defined emancipation on their own terms, through the construction of churches, schools and political conferences.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harbour, Jennifer R., 1971- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	African American abolitionists > Middle West > History > 19th century. African American abolitionists > Middle West > Biography. Antislavery movements > Middle West > History > 19th century. Free blacks > Middle West > History > 19th century. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.

Description
Summary:	This book analyzes the emancipation activism of free black people who settled in Civil War-era Indiana and Illinois. Antebellum activists defined emancipation on their own terms, through the construction of churches, schools and political conferences.
Physical Description:	xviii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780809337699 080933769X