Festivals of freedom : memory and meaning in African American emancipation celebrations, 1808-1915 /

Festivals of freedom : memory and meaning in African American emancipation celebrations, 1808-1915 / Mitch Kachun.

"In this study, Mitch Kachun explores the multiple functions and contested meanings of African American emancipation celebrations, from the abolition of the slave trade to the fiftieth anniversary of U.S. emancipation." "Based on extensive research in African American newspapers and o...

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Main Author: Kachun, Mitchell A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States > Anniversaries, etc.
African Americans > Anniversaries, etc.
African Americans > Politics and government > 19th century.
African Americans > Politics and government > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 19th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Festivals > United States > History > 19th century.
Festivals > United States > History > 20th century.
Memory > Social aspects > United States > History.
Memory > Political aspects > United States > History.

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Call Number: E453 .K33 2003
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