Section 27 and Freedman's Village in Arlington National Cemetery - The African American History of America's Most Hallowed Ground (Paperback)

From its origination, Arlington National Cemetery's history has been compellingly intertwined with that of African Americans. This book explains how the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the home of Robert E. Lee and a plantation of the enslaved, became a military camp for Federal troops, a freedmen's village and farm, and America's most important burial ground. During the Civil War, the property served as a pauper's cemetery for men too poor to be returned to their families, and some of the very first war dead to be buried there include over 1,500 men who served in the United States Colored Troops. More than 3,800 former slaves are interred in section 27, the property's original cemetery.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	Ric Murphy • Timothy Stephens
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7730-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Careers guidance > Industrial or vocational training Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-4766-7730-1
Barcode:	9781476677309

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