Emilie Davis's Civil War
The Diaries of a Free Black Woman in Philadelphia, 1863-1865
Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived in Philadelphia during the Civil War. She worked as a seamstress, attended the Institute for Colored Youth, and was an active member of her community. She lived an average life in her day, but what sets her apart is that she kept a diary. Her daily entries from 1863 to 1865 touch on the momentous and the mundane: she discusses her own and her community's reactions to events of the war, such as the Battle of Gettysburg, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the assassination of President Lincoln, as well as the minutiae of social life in Philadelphia's black community. Her diaries allow the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-271-06368-3
- EAN: 9780271063683
- Produktnummer: 16092018
- Verlag: Pennsylvania State University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Masse: H13.1 cm x B20.5 cm x D1.5 cm 304 g
- Abbildungen: 24 Halftones, black and white
- Gewicht: 304
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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