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4890
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In 1862, Union troops occupied much of eastern North Carolina north of the Cape Fear River, and over 10,000 escaping slaves crossed their lines to freedom by spring. Many of the freed slaves joined the four North Carolina African American Union regiments. Others worked for the Army as teamsters, scouts, spies, cooks, and laundresses. When the war ended, the Freedman's Bureau replaced the Army as provider of care, welfare, and education to former slaves.
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38947
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Moses Grandy, born into slavery in Camden County, was an author and abolitionist. After being a slave for the first forty years of his life, he became free and worked to purchase the freedom of his wife and children. In 1842, he recounted his life that was published in a book entitled ‘Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late Slave in the United States of America.’ The narrative helped to bring awareness of slavery and fuel the abolitionist movement in both the United States and England.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 25 Issue No. 4, October 2016,
p114-115
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41242
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A freedom offered to slaves perhaps lesser known than the Emancipation Proclamation is religious expression. Contraband camps, established by Union troops for former slaves, provided a way for former slaves to openly express Christian faith. Along with African American religious leaders such as James Walker Hood, they helped establish the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church. As for churches such as AMEZ, they also provided a sanctuary from racism and sowing ground for the seeds of political representation.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 96 Issue 3, July 2019 ,
p299-332
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African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; Hood, James Walker, 1831-1918; Civil War--contraband camps--former African slaves; Civil War--colored troops; Black religious experience--South--Civil War; Reconstruction--South--African American churches; New Bern--Civil War--refugee slaves; Stanly, Edward, 1810-1872; New Bern Academy--Civil War; American Missionary Association; Freedmen--North Carolina; Singleton, William Henry, 1843-1938; Works Progress Administration narratives--fugitive slaves; Refugee camps--Civil War--Horace James; African Methodist Episcopal Church