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.
Recommended Citation
"Slaves' War: Presentation by Dr. Susan O'Donovan" (2021). Audio. 1.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-exhibit-lincoln2012-av1/1
Date
2012 September 5
Rights
Digital Content © 2012, University of Memphis Libraries Special Collections Department. All rights reserved.
