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The Civil War began as a means of preserving the Union. But to nearly four million African Americans, it held a much more personal promise. As Northern armies swept south, self-emancipated slaves sought refuge behind Union lines. Determined to claim basic human rights, former slaves turned soldiers helped defeat their oppressors. But the road to freedom would be a rocky one. Despite continued oppression and violence, African Americans worked tirelessly...
3) Tell them we were rising: individuals of color through slavery and Jim Crow, in Nashville and beyond
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Tell Them We Were Rising is a collection of biographies describing various individuals of color from Nashville and the surrounding region, who experienced slavery and went on to live compelling lives. Along with details of their family backgrounds, their struggles and triumphs are often related in their own words. A series of intimate and vivid accounts, extending from slavery to what were once the fleeting possibilities of Reconstruction, reveal...
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Abstract: Thirty interviews conducted with Nashville elders, recalling in autobiographical form their major life events and experiences. Most are audio recordings although a few may exist only as full or partial transcripts. Interviews were conducted as part of the statewide initiative known as Homecoming '86, a celebration of local communities and their history. Planning documents for the oral history project are also part of the collection.
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