Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915 by Mitch Kachun

Festivals of Freedom: Memory and Meaning in African American Emancipation Celebrations, 1808-1915

Mitch Kachun

360 pages 2003

2 editions

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With the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, many African Americans began calling for "a day of publick thanksgiving" to commemorate this important step toward freedom. During the ensuing century, black leaders built on this founda...

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