Download or read book After Slavery written by Bruce E. Baker and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moves beyond broad generalizations concerning black life during Reconstruction in order to address the varied experiences of freed slaves across the South. This collection examines urban unrest in New Orleans and Wilmington, North Carolina, loyalty among former slave owners and slaves in Mississippi, armed insurrection along the Georgia coast, racial violence throughout the region, and much more in order to provide a well-rounded portrait of the era.