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Symbols of freedom : slavery and resistance before the Civil War /

How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedom. In the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clavin, Matthew J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Signs and symbols > United States > History.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History.
National characteristics, American > History.
United States > History > 1815-1861.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Antislavery movements
National characteristics, American
Rhetoric > Political aspects
Signs and symbols
United States
1800-1899
History

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