Historical Newspaper: Notes from a Plantation
Subject
Gideonites
Title
Historical Newspaper: Notes from a Plantation
Date
04/18/1863
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 5th column, 1st paragraph. Racial epithets used, and some language may be offensive to readers.
Chronicling America includes an article, "Notes from a Plantation," written by Simon Pure, appearing in the April 18, 1863 edition of The Free South newspaper. Pure provides a personal account of his affairs and experiences as part of a group of Northern abolitionist missionaries, also known as Gideonites, in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Topics include: Pure's attitude toward his new life, examples of interactions with recently emancipated African Americans, and how his first impressions of the freedmen compared to his preconceived notions.
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Chronicling America includes an article, "Notes from a Plantation," written by Simon Pure, appearing in the April 18, 1863 edition of The Free South newspaper. Pure provides a personal account of his affairs and experiences as part of a group of Northern abolitionist missionaries, also known as Gideonites, in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Topics include: Pure's attitude toward his new life, examples of interactions with recently emancipated African Americans, and how his first impressions of the freedmen compared to his preconceived notions.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Free South, SC)
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“Historical Newspaper: Notes from a Plantation,” Project Reconstruction, accessed December 7, 2023, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/691.