Told through unforgettable first person accounts, Traveling the Freedom Road provides an overview for young people of the antebellum South, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. The book draws on interviews conducted with former slaves in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project, housed in the Library of Congress. It also includes stories culled from diaries, fugitive slave narratives, schoolwork, anti-slavery publications, and other nineteenth-century materials that focus on the experiences of African American children, as well as adults. More than 80 archival images from the Library's vast collections, among them photographs, prints, and newspaper clippings, complement the text.

Traveling the Freedom Road conveys the aspirations, sorrows, courage, and hope of ordinary people living through this period. These are placed in the context of major events affecting black Americans, such as the rise of the domestic slave trade, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Republican Congress's Reconstruction policies. This is a book for everyone interested in American history and the impact history has on everyday life. It offers a powerful message that no matter what obstacles it faces, the human spirit can grow and endure.

Author/Creator: Linda Barrett Osborne

Publisher: Harry N Abrams, Inc in association with the Library of Congress

Description: Hardcover, 8 1/2" x 10", 128 pages, 80 color illustrations

ISBN: 978-0-8109-8338-0

Price: $24.95

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Product #: 21107111