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The fire of freedom : Abraham Galloway & the slaves' Civil War
- Title
- The fire of freedom : Abraham Galloway & the slaves' Civil War / David S. Cecelski.
- Author
- Cecelski, David S.
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IKF (North Carolina) 12-6785 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 12-1257 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- xx, 326 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "Abraham H. Galloway (1837-70) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. Throughout his brief, mercurial life, Galloway fought against slavery and injustice. He risked his life behind enemy lines, recruited black soldiers for the North, and fought racism in the Union army's ranks. He also stood at the forefront of an African American political movement that flourished in the Union-occupied parts of North Carolina, even leading a historic delegation of black southerners to the White House to meet with President Lincoln and to demand the full rights of citizenship. He later became one of the first black men elected to the North Carolina legislature. Long hidden from history, Galloway's story reveals a war unfamiliar to most of us. As David Cecelski writes, "Galloway's Civil War was a slave insurgency, a war of liberation that was the culmination of generations of perseverance and faith." This riveting portrait illuminates Galloway's life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South. "--Provided by publisher.
- "Abraham H. Galloway (1837-70) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. Throughout his brief, mercurial life, Galloway fought against slavery and injustice. This riveting portrait illuminates Galloway's life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South"--Provided by publisher.
- Alternative Title
- Abraham Galloway and the slaves' Civil War
- Subjects
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Secret service
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > North Carolina
- African American abolitionists > Biography
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- Galloway, Abraham H., 1837-1870
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans
- African American legislators > North Carolina > Biography
- Fugitive slaves > North Carolina > Biography
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-306) and index.
- Call Number
- Sc E 12-1257
- ISBN
- 9780807835661 (hardback)
- 0807835668 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2012012538
- OCLC
- 785808897
- Author
- Cecelski, David S.
- Title
- The fire of freedom : Abraham Galloway & the slaves' Civil War / David S. Cecelski.
- Imprint
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-306) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 12-1257IKF (North Carolina) 12-6785