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If slaves knew nothing of emancipation, why the seemingly widespread celebrations upon news of its arrival? Susan Merritt described events "after freedom," as if it was a major turning point in her life. It seems to me that emancipation meant so many different things for different people. Some slaves had difficulties grasping the idea of freedom, while others celebrated the coming of emancipation as one of the most important moments of their lives. Is it possible, then, to determine concretely the overall effect of emancipation?- D. Radtke | If slaves knew nothing of emancipation, why the seemingly widespread celebrations upon news of its arrival? Susan Merritt described events "after freedom," as if it was a major turning point in her life. It seems to me that emancipation meant so many different things for different people. Some slaves had difficulties grasping the idea of freedom, while others celebrated the coming of emancipation as one of the most important moments of their lives. Is it possible, then, to determine concretely the overall effect of emancipation?- D. Radtke | ||
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| + | In Remembering Slavery, some slaves have good things to say about their masters. Do you think that they were influenced by Reconstruction or did they really mean it? Why is Mexico not discussed more often as a slave haven? Why did it take Kentucky so long to get ride of slavery since it was occupied by the Union for the entire war. | ||
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== General Questions == | == General Questions == | ||
