Article: July 4, 1865: First Independence Day After Civil War Subdued as Action Healed

Esther Hill Hawks

Article: July 4, 1865: First Independence Day After Civil War Subdued as Action Healed

07/02/2015

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The Washington Times presents a 2015 article, by Andrew Nachemson, that provides various accounts of sentiments in the United States on the first Fourth of July after the Civil War. The article includes an account from Esther Hill Hawks - a White missionary teacher, physician, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate from New Hampshire - who worked on education assignments in the Southeast during Reconstruction.

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