Senior Project Advisor
Tristan Goldman
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Keywords
slavery, Civil War, love, liberty, community, antebellum slave era, history
Abstract
Liberty Without Love: An Investigation of Antebellum Slave Narratives and American Freedom investigates the social, political, and economic contexts in which some slaves chose to stay with their former enslavers after emancipation. For many, the decision relied on two factors, the historical events taking place, and a slave's perception and feelings about these events. Liberty Without Love investigates historical events such as the Emancipation Proclamation, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments along with the creation of sharecropping, black codes and refugee camps. In conjunction is an investigation of personal narratives surrounding these events from the WPA "Born into Slavery" Collection.
Department
Honors
Recommended Citation
Rogers, Hallie, "Liberty Without Love: An Investigation of Antebellum Slave Narratives and American Freedom" (2023). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 684.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/684
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Slavery; Slave narratives--United States--History and criticism; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Liberty
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf