Authors

Hallie Rogers

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

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

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History Commons

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