Title The Grand Contraband Camp / by Duchess Harris ; [Editor: Maddie Spalding]. [Boundless electronic resource]

Publication Info.	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, An imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]
	?2019

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Description	1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (some color).
	text file rda
Series	Freedom's promise
	Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
Contents	A letter from Duchess -- The first contraband camp -- Slavery and the Civil War -- Life in contraband camps.
Summary	During the American Civil War, escaped slaves found refuge near Union forts. They formed communities called contraband camps. The largest of these was the Grand Contraband Camp near Fort Monroe in Virginia. The Grand Contraband Camp explores the history and legacy of this camp.
Audience	780L Lexile
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Chronological Term	1861-1865
Subject	Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Juvenile literature.
	African Americans.
	Fugitive slaves.
	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
	American Civil War (1861-1865)
	United States.
	Virginia.
Genre	History.
	Juvenile works.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Harris, Duchess. The Grand Contraband Camp Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, An imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019] 9781532117695 (DLC) 2018949705
ISBN	9781532159183 $55.65
	1532159188 $55.65

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