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Four Modes of Activity for Black Americans During the Civil War Period
There are probably, maybe just talking on the top of my head, four modes of activity for black americans during the civil war period. There was escape that they were active in. There was rebellion that they Were active in. And there was combat that theywere active in. Let lets talk about escape. You mention one story in particular about nine year old george washington fields. Could you retell that story for us? In july eigteen 63, in hanover virginia, union and confederate forces were clashing. Like many enslaved people observing the war, after two years, martha anne fields had been sort of waiting for and looking for an
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