Witness for Freedom
| Author | : C. Peter Ripley |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2000-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780807864357 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0807864358 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (358 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Witness for Freedom by : C. Peter Ripley
Download or read book Witness for Freedom written by C. Peter Ripley and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-15 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encompassing a broad range of African American voices, from Frederick Douglass to anonymous fugitive slaves, this collection collects eighty-nine exceptional documents that represent the best of the five-volume Black Abolitionist Papers. In these compelling texts African Americans tell their own stories of the struggle to end slavery and claim their rights as American citizens, of the battle against colonization and the "back to Africa" movement, and of their troubled relationship with the federal government.
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