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Memorable Days: The Emilie Davis Diaries - Experience the U.S. Civil War in real time

From the website: "Emilie Davis was an African-American woman living in Philadelphia during the U.S. Civil War. This website is a transcription of Emilie’s three pocket diaries for the years 1863, 1864, and 1865. In them, she recounts black Philadelphians’ celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation, nervous excitement during the battle of Gettysburg, and their collective mourning of President Lincoln. The diary allows readers to experience the...

Keywords:: Civil War, African American women, Civil War Philadelphia, free African Americans in the North, African American history

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Humanities / History / Topical

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Material Type:: Collection
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 7, 2020
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 21, 2020
Author:: Dr. Judith Giesberg, Villanova University
Submitter:: Michelle Cassidy
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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