Addresses and ceremonies at the New Year's festival to the freedmen, on Arlington Heights : and statistics and statements of the educational condition of the colored people in the southern states, and other facts
Summary
Addresses to freedmen of Washington, D.C., in January 1867, mostly by local citizens, concerning the present state of freed slaves in the South and North. Also contains reports on African Americans education in Washington, D.C., in southern states, and in major black universitites; congressional acts of emancipation and universal suffrage; and advances in African American employment in the Washington, D.C., area.
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Tags
african americans
southern states
freedmen
addresses
virginia
arlington
african american perspectives materials selected from the rare book collection
rare book and special collections division
african american pamphlet collection library of congress
daniel murray pamphlet collection library of congress
new year
arlington heights
race relations
Date
01/01/1867
Location
arlington
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain