Historical Newspaper: The Freedmen of South Carolina
Subject
Mitchelville
Title
Historical Newspaper: The Freedmen of South Carolina
Date
09/22/1863
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 4th column, 1st paragraph.
Chronicling America features a September 22, 1863 article, writer unknown, from the Green-Mountain Freeman newspaper that which provides an analysis of the number of freedmen, their residences and their agricultural work. According to the writer, the freedmen's independent work was proving to be successful. The author makes reference to freedmen in Mitchelville- one of the first self-governing communities of formerly enslaved African Americans, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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Chronicling America features a September 22, 1863 article, writer unknown, from the Green-Mountain Freeman newspaper that which provides an analysis of the number of freedmen, their residences and their agricultural work. According to the writer, the freedmen's independent work was proving to be successful. The author makes reference to freedmen in Mitchelville- one of the first self-governing communities of formerly enslaved African Americans, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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Publisher
The Library of Congress - Chronicling America (Green-Mountain Freeman, VT)
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Citation
“Historical Newspaper: The Freedmen of South Carolina,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/738.