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Freedom: a Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867: Land and Labor, 1866-1867 Series 3, volume 2: Series 3, Volume 2: Land and Labor, 1866-1867: 02 New Edition
Author(s): Susan E. O’Donovan
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2013
Edition: New
Language: English
Print length: 1104 pages
ISBN-10: 1469607425
ISBN-13: 9781469607429
Book Description
Land and Labor, 1866-1867 examines the remaking of the South’s labor system in the tumultuous aftermath of emancipation. Using documents selected from the National Archives, this volume of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation depicts the struggle of unenfranchised and impoverished ex-slaves to control their own labor, establish their families as viable economic units, and secure independent possession of land. Among the topics addressed are the dispossession of settlers in the Sherman reserve, the reordering of labor on plantation and farm, nonagricultural labor, new relations of credit and debt, long-distance labor migration, and the efforts of former slaves to rent, purchase, and homestead land. The documents–many of them in the freed people’s own words–speak eloquently for themselves, while the editors’ interpretive essays provide context and illuminate major themes.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A stunning accomplishment. . . . These volumes ought to be required reading for every national political leader, as American race relations and so much subsequent American history resulted from the conflicts they document.” — Journal of American History
“Full of insights on the dynamics of land and labor in the critical first years following emancipation.” —
Louisiana History
From the Inside Flap
Land and Labor, 1866-1867 examines the remaking of the South’s labor system in the tumultuous aftermath of emancipation. Using documents selected from the National Archives, this volume of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation depicts the struggle of unenfranchised and impoverished ex-slaves to control their own labor, establish their families as viable economic units, and secure independent possession of land. The documents–many of them in the freedpeople’s own words–speak eloquently for themselves, while the editors’ interpretive essays provide context and illuminate major themes.
From the Back Cover
Land and Labor, 1866-1867 examines the remaking of the South’s labor system in the tumultuous aftermath of emancipation. Using documents selected from the National Archives, this volume of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation depicts the struggle of unenfranchised and impoverished ex-slaves to control their own labor, establish their families as viable economic units, and secure independent possession of land. The documents–many of them in the freedpeople’s own words–speak eloquently for themselves, while the editors’ interpretive essays provide context and illuminate major themes.
About the Author
Rene Hayden is an independent scholar in Washington, D.C.|Anthony E. Kaye is associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University.|0|Steven F. Miller is coeditor of the Freedmen and Southern Society Project at the University of Maryland.|Susan E. O’Donovan is associate professor of history at the University of Memphis.
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