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Reid, Richard M., 1943-
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Blacks -- Canada -- History -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Black Canadian.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blacks -- Canada.
Canada -- History -- 1841-1867
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Reid, Richard M., 1943-
Blacks -- Canada -- History -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Black Canadian.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blacks -- Canada.
Canada -- History -- 1841-1867
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African
Canadians
in
union
blue
:
volunteering
for the
cause
in the
Civil
War
/ Richard M. Reid.
by
Reid, Richard M., 1943-
UBC Press, 2014.
Call #:
973.708 R357a
Subjects
Blacks -- Canada -- History -- 19th century
United States -- History --
Civil
War
, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Black Canadian.
United States -- History --
Civil
War
, 1861-1865 -- Blacks -- Canada.
Canada -- History -- 1841-1867
Series
Studies in Canadian military history
ISBN:
9780774827461
Description:
xiii, 292p. ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, he added a paragraph authorizing the army to recruit black soldiers. Nearly 200,000 men answered the call. Several thousand of them came from Canada. What compelled these men to leave the relative comfort of their homes to face death on the battlefield, loss of income, and legal sanctions for participating in a foreign
war
? Drawing on newspapers, autobiographies, and military and census records, Richard Reid pieces together a portrait of a group of men who served the
Union
in disparate ways--as soldiers, sailors, or doctors--but who all believed that liberty, justice, and equality were worth fighting for. By bringing the courage and contributions of these men to light,
African
Canadians
in
Union
Blue
opens a window on the changing nature of the
Civil
War
and the ties that held black communities together even as the borders around them shifted or were torn asunder."--From publisher.
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