In celebration of Black History Month, explore the history of the African American fight for freedom during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods with historians Edda Fields-Black, author of Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War, and James Oakes, author of Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865. Thomas Donnelly, chief content officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.Additional Resources<ul>
<li><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/combee-9780197552797?cc=us&lang=en&">Edda L. Fields-Black, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/freedom-national/">James Oakes, Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861–1865</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Radical-and-the-Republican">James Oakes, The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://iaamuseum.org/center-for-family-history/blog/usct-pension-files-a-rich-resource-for-african-american-genealogy/">UUSCT Pension Files</a></li>
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Following Tubman’s Trail: Unveiling Stories of the African American Quest for Freedom

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