James M McPherson
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English
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Historian James M. McPherson narrates the experience of blacks -- former slaves and soldiers, preachers, visionaries, doctors, intellectuals, and common people -- during the Civil War. Drawing on contemporary journalism, speeches, books, and letters, he presents a chronicle of their fears and hopes as well as their essential contributions to their own freedom. Through the words of these extraordinary participants, both Northern and Southern, McPherson...