Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery : a legacy of freedom
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Bah, Mumini M., editor.
Davis, Audrey, P., writer of foreword.
Burton, Frances Norton, writer of foreword.
Davis, Audrey, P., writer of foreword.
Burton, Frances Norton, writer of foreword.
Published
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.
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Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
975.5296 BAH
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975.5296 BAH
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Published
Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"At the beginning of the Civil War, Federal troops secured Alexandria as Union territory. Former slaves, called contrabands, poured in to obtain protection from their former masters. Due to overcrowding, mortality rates were high. Authorities seized an undeveloped parcel of land on South Washington Street, and by March 1864, it had been opened as a cemetery for African Americans. Between 1864 and 1868, more than 1,700 contrabands and freedmen were buried there. For nearly eighty years, the cemetery lay undisturbed and was eventually forgotten. Rediscovered in 1996, it has now been preserved as a monument to the courage and sacrifice of those buried within. Author and researcher Char McCargo Bah recounts the stories of those men and women and the search for their descendants."-- back cover.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American cemeteries -- Virginia -- Alexandria.
African American families -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History.
African Americans -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Genealogy.
Alexandria (Va.) -- Genealogy.
Burial records -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Sources.
Cemeteries -- Virginia -- Alexandria.
Registers of births, etc. -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Sources.
African American families -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- History.
African Americans -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Genealogy.
Alexandria (Va.) -- Genealogy.
Burial records -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Sources.
Cemeteries -- Virginia -- Alexandria.
Registers of births, etc. -- Virginia -- Alexandria -- Sources.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bah, C. M., Bah, M. M., Davis, A., & Burton, F. N. (2019). Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery: a legacy of freedom . The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Char McCargo, Bah et al.. 2019. Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery: A Legacy of Freedom. The History Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Char McCargo, Bah et al.. Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery: A Legacy of Freedom The History Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bah, Char McCargo,, Mumini M. Bah, Audrey Davis, and Frances Norton Burton. Alexandria's Freedmen's Cemetery: A Legacy of Freedom The History Press, 2019.
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