O Freedom!: Afro-American Emancipation Celebrations |
Contents
The Roots and Fruits | 25 |
The AfroAmerican Saga | 49 |
A Circus of Symbols | 79 |
The Politics of Protest | 109 |
An Encore of AfroAmerican Freedom | 134 |
Notes | 153 |
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