Rose, Willie Lee Nichols. 1927-
Rehearsal for Reconstruction : the Port Royal experiment / Willie Lee Rose. With an introd. by C. Vann Woodward. - Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1964. - xviii, 442 p. ; 24 cm.
"Notes on sources": p. 409-433.
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.
64016720
Port Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1861.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--South Carolina--Port Royal Region.
African Americans--History--South Carolina--Port Royal Region--19th century.
Slaves--Emancipation--South Carolina--Port Royal Region.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Sea Islands.
Sea Islands--History--19th century.
Port Royal Region (S.C.)--History--19th century.
F277.B3 / R6
975.7995 / ROR
Rehearsal for Reconstruction : the Port Royal experiment / Willie Lee Rose. With an introd. by C. Vann Woodward. - Indianapolis : Bobbs-Merrill, 1964. - xviii, 442 p. ; 24 cm.
"Notes on sources": p. 409-433.
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.
64016720
Port Royal (S.C.) Expedition, 1861.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--South Carolina--Port Royal Region.
African Americans--History--South Carolina--Port Royal Region--19th century.
Slaves--Emancipation--South Carolina--Port Royal Region.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Sea Islands.
Sea Islands--History--19th century.
Port Royal Region (S.C.)--History--19th century.
F277.B3 / R6
975.7995 / ROR