Slavery & Abolition in the US
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Child, Lydia Maria Francis
Child, L. Maria. The Freedmen’s Book. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865.
As a source of inspiration to freedmen, Lydia Child offers a compilation of short stories, authored by noted abolitionists and former slaves, that showcase the accomplishments and courage of African-American men and women.
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