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Emilie Davis's Civil War: The Diaries of a Free Black Woman in Philadelphia, 1863-1865

Emilie Davis's Civil War: The Diaries of a Free Black Woman in Philadelphia, 1863-1865

Giesberg, Judith
Memorable Days Project, The

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryRegional: Middle Atlantic

ISBN10: 027106367X
ISBN13: 9780271063676
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: Jun 3 2014
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.30
Language: English

Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived in Philadelphia during the Civil War. She worked as a seamstress, attended the Institute for Colored Youth, and was an active member of her community. She lived an average life in her day, but what sets her apart is that she kept a diary. Her daily entries from 1863 to 1865 touch on the momentous and the mundane: she discusses her own and her community's reactions to events of the war, such as the Battle of Gettysburg, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the assassination of President Lincoln, as well as the minutiae of social life in Philadelphia's black community. Her diaries allow the reader to experience the Civil War in real time and are a counterpoint to more widely known diaries of the period.

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