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Well, this was a profound and interesting series of essays that look beyond what we know as the concept of freedom after emancipation for enslaved people. I would definitely recommend this because each essay brings up very valid points about how the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction has been told and the ways in which it can be improved. It also disparages revisionist history and racism in earlier studies.

Thanks Netgalley

This is a Netgalley Arc I got a few weeks ago and am finally getting around to. I just finished the introduction and it's purpose is to basically expand and discuss the conversation around emancipation and what it actually meant to be free once slavery ended. Very interested to read these essays. It seems to take into consideration what the goal of freedom was and how things actually were in the south. We shall see...