For a brief moment, American democracy expanded as never before.
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Image: The Freedmen's Schoolhouse in Smithfield is the last-of-its-kind in North Carolina. Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco on Nostr: Four million formerly enslaved people answered that question for themselves. They ...
Four million formerly enslaved people answered that question for themselves. They built schools, churches, political organizations, newspapers, and voting blocs. Congress rewrote the Constitution. Black men entered public office across the South.
For a brief moment, American democracy expanded as never before.
2/14
Image: The Freedmen's Schoolhouse in Smithfield is the last-of-its-kind in North Carolina. Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.
For a brief moment, American democracy expanded as never before.
2/14
Image: The Freedmen's Schoolhouse in Smithfield is the last-of-its-kind in North Carolina. Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.