Bibliograph

Self-taught, African American education in slavery and freedom, Heather Andrea Williams

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Self-taught, African American education in slavery and freedom, Heather Andrea Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-285) and index

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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Self-taught

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56794658

Responsibility statement

Heather Andrea Williams

Series statement

John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Sub title

African American education in slavery and freedom

Table Of Contents

In secret places: acquiring literacy in slave communities -- A coveted possession: literacy in the first days of freedom -- The men are actually clamoring for books: African American soldiers and the educational mission -- We must get education for ourselves and our children: advocacy for education -- We are striving to dwo buisness on our own hook: organizing schools on the ground -- We are laboring under many difficulties: African American teachers in freedpeople's schools -- A long and tedious road to travel for knowledge: textbooks and freedpeople's schools -- If anybody wants an education, it is me: students in freedpeople's schools -- First movings of the waters: the creation of common school systems for black and white students -- Epilogue -- Appendix: African Americans, literacy, and the law in the antebellum South

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Self taughtAfrican American education in slavery and freedom

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