AT THE ARMY’S MERCY
May 21, 2019
2 minutes
REVIEWED BY RICK BEARD
E offers a compelling account of the experiences of enslaved people gaining their freedom during the Civil War. Author Amy Murrell Taylor, an associate history professor at the University of Kentucky, answers a basic question about Civil War emancipation: “How did it actually work in daily life?”
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