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Rehearsal for Reconstruction

by Willie Lee Nichols Rose, W. L. Rose, William Lee Rose · December 31, 1899

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An account of the first experiment in Reconstruction, the effort of northern missionary abolitionists to assist the abandoned slaves of Sea Island, South Carolina establish schools, train troops, claim land ownership, and accept their status as freed men.

African AmericansEmancipationHistoryPort Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1861Port Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1961Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)SlavesAfro-AmericansPort Royal (S. C.) Expedition, 1861Sea IslandsSea Islands, S. C.Port royal (s.c.)