Slaves' War: Presentation by Dr. Susan O'Donovan

Publication Date

8-6-2021

Abstract

Dr. Susan O'Donovan is a co-editor of the series "Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation 1861-1867." Her book "Becoming Free in the Cotton South" was awarded the James A. Rawley Prize and the Award for Excellence in Research Using the Holdings of an Archive. She has published numerous book chapters, articles, and encyclopedia entries. This lecture highlights the recent foregrounding of the agency of enslaved African Americans in achieving emancipation.

Source Collection

Department of History, University of Memphis

Keywords

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865., United States. Constitution., Civil rights -- United States., United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865., Slavery -- United States -- History., African American soldiers -- United States -- History.

Date

2012 September 5

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Digital Content © 2012, University of Memphis Libraries Special Collections Department. All rights reserved.

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