A New Voice: The Undiscovered Histories of the Frederick C. Douglass Ledgers

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Jacqueline Kempfer (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Frederick C. Douglass an African American lawyer in late 19th century Eastern North Carolina kept meticulous records of his Union Soldier pension applicants’ claims. These records included the personal testimonies of widows family members and surviving veterans. While at the time these testimonies were viewed as just one requirement in the process of attaining a pension Douglass was actually creating a collection of histories that a century and a half later would provide a window into the lives of the Unites States Colored Troops and the slave community in pre and post-war Eastern North Carolina.

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Kempfer Jacqueline "A New Voice: The Undiscovered Histories of the Frederick C. Douglass Ledgers" (paper for Dr. Parkerson HIST 4000) 2011

Language: English

Date: 2012

Keywords

Douglass, Frederick C., Union Soldier pension applicants’, Civil War, African American veterans

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