Creators

Source Collection

Department of History, University of Memphis

Description

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.

Date

2012 September 5

Rights

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

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