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Index
Coverpage
Half title page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Epigraph
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Following the Footsteps of the Slaves
They Are Freeing Themselves
A Story Too Long in the Shadows
1 “Yes, We All Shall be Free”: Pressing the Nation Toward Freedom
Slavery Without Submission
Contesting Northern Slavery
Preparing to Meet the Crisis
More Cases of Insubordination than Ever
Insurrection and the Knell of Slavery
2 “Shedding the First Blood”: Forcing a War for Freedom
The Enemy at Home
Blind, Unreasoning Prejudice
Impossible to Keep Them Outside Our Lines
They Say They Are Free
What Shall We Do with the Contrabands?
A New Departure for the President
A Half-Way Measure
3 “Ready to Die for Liberty”: Expanding the Boundaries of Freedom
They Know Everything that Happens
Unoffending Negroes Brutally Assailed
We Will Fight for Our Rights and Liberty
Entering the Army by Hundreds and Thousands
We Did Our Duty as Men
They Treat the Men like Dogs
Little Aid from the Government
4 “Full Equality Before the Law”: Claiming the Rights of Freedom
The “Faithful Slave” Is about Played Out
Ready to Help Anybody Opposed to the Rebels
We Has a Right to the Land
Southern Negroes Must Stay Where They Are
It Is Enough to Free Them
A Partial Emancipation Unworthy of the Name
5 “All We Ask Is Justice”: Continuing Struggles for Freedom
Demanding Absolute Legal Equality
The Old Slave Laws Remain Unrepealed
Every Man Who Voted Was Watched
Rebel Rule Is Now Nearly Complete
But I Kept On
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