Rehearsal for Reconstruction : the Port Royal experiment
Entry/Object ID
Library.1221
Description
xviii, 442 pages : illustrations., folded map, portraits ; 24 cm.
An account of the first experiment in Reconstruction, the effort of northern missionary abolitionists to assist the abandoned slaves of Sea Island, South Carolina establish schools, train troops, claim land ownership, and accept their status as freed men.
Collection
Library
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Port Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1861., Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)-- South Carolina -- Port Royal Region., African Americans -- South Carolina -- Port Royal Region -- History -- 19th century., Slaves -- Emancipation -- South Carolina -- Port Royal Region., Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Sea Islands., Sea Islands -- History -- 19th century., Port Royal Region (S.C.) -- History--19th century.