Black towns
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works that discuss municipalities in the United States or Canada established in the 19th to early 20th centuries by or for freed persons and Black people.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Letter from Calvin Rice to Oscar Rice
Collection
Identifier: MSS-4709
Scope and Contents
This document is a letter from Calvin Rice, a Union soldier from Massachusetts, to a family member, Oscar Rice. Written while stationed on Edisto Island, South Carolina, the letter provides firsthand insights into one of the main colonies of escaped formerly enslaved individuals during the Civil War. The letter offers a perspective on the role of Union soldiers in occupied Southern territories and the experiences of freed people during the war.
Dates:
1862 May 10