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Greene, Meg

Into the Land of Freedom: African Americans in Reconstruction

112 pp. | Lerner | February, 2004 | Library ISBN 0-8225-4690-6 $$27.93
(3) 4-6 People's History series. Accompanied by sepia-toned images, this solidly written history presents a picture of bold ex-slaves and freedmen taking charge of their lives and their families, determined to not be returned to bondage. Excerpts from slave narratives add authenticity. Includes the text of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, and the 1875 Civil Rights Act. Reading list, source notes, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson

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