African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
African Americans, Emancipation, and Defining Freedom
April 5, 202055m 28s
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Show Notes
Virginia Commonwealth University Professor Nicole Myers Turner taught a class on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans following emancipation. She explained how they defined freedom for themselves while the federal government debated political and legal definitions. Professor Turner also discussed the important role of religious and educational institutions in newly freed African American communities.
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