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In the Shadow of the Civil War
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 254

In the Shadow of the Civil War

Six years before the onset of the Civil War, two courageous figures - one a free white man and one an enslaved black woman - risked personal liberty to ensure each other's freedom in an explosive episode that captured the attention of a nation on the brink of cataclysmic change. In this deeply researched account of the rescue of the slave Jane Johnson by the Philadelphia Quaker and fervent abolitionist Passmore Williamson, of the federal court case that followed, and of Johnson's selfless efforts to free the jailed Williamson, veteran journalist Nat Brandt and Emmy-winning filmmaker Yanna Kroyt Brandt capture the heroism and humanity at the heart of this important moment in American history....

Public Broadcasting
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 636
National Endowment for the Humanities ... Annual Report
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 368

National Endowment for the Humanities ... Annual Report

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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Notable Acquisitions, 1983-1984
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 129
Humanities
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 280

Humanities

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Report
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1070

Report

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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Annual Report - National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 466

Annual Report - National Endowment for the Humanities

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1979
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Includes appendices.

Neither Fugitive Nor Free
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 347

Neither Fugitive Nor Free

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009-07
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  • Publisher: NYU Press

Studies lawsuits to gain freedom for slaves on the grounds of their having traveled to free territory, starting with Somerset v. Stewart (England, 1772), Commonwealth v. Aves (Massachusetts, 1836), Dred Scott v. Sanford, and cases brought questioning the legitimacy of Negro Seamen Acts in the antebellum coastal South. These lawsuits and accounts of them are compared to fugitive slave narratives to shed light on both. The differing impact of freedom obtained from such suits for men and women (women could claim that their children were free, once they were judged free) is examined.

The Christmas Encyclopedia, 4th ed.
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 632

The Christmas Encyclopedia, 4th ed.

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-12-22
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  • Publisher: McFarland

From the manger of Jesus Christ to the 21st century, this encyclopedia explores more than 2,000 years of Christmas past and present through 966 entries packed with a wide variety of historical and pop-culture subjects. Entries detail customs and traditions from around the world as well as classic Christmas movies, TV series/specials and animated cartoons. Arranged alphabetically by entry name, the book includes the historical background of popular sacred and secular songs as well as accounts of beloved literary works with Christmas themes from such noted authors as Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, Pearl Buck, Henry Van Dyke and others. All things Christmas are available here in one comprehensive volume.