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The Moment of Freedom
| - | George Moses Horton, "Song of Liberty," poem, 1865 |
| - | Slave Narratives from the WPA Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938, selections |
| - | Winslow Homer, Untitled [At the Cabin Door], oil on canvas, 1865 and 1866  |
| - | Edmonia Lewis, Forever Free, marble sculpture, 1867 |
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"Song of Liberty": PDF file*
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/freedom/text1/horton.pdf
Slave Narratives: PDF file*
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/freedom/text1/wpanarratives.pdf
Homer: PDF file*
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/freedom/text1/homercabindoor.pdf
Lewis: PDF file*
nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai2/freedom/text1/lewisffree.pdf
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| National Humanities Center
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Printing
| If you choose to print these texts:
- Print directly from the sites.
- Length: 7 pages.
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Supplemental
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The Meaning of Freedom: Black and White Responses to the End of Slavery, from Digital History
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938, from the Library of Congress
The Civil War Amendments (13, 14, 15), summary from the Philadelphia Inquirer
The Civil War Amendments, text from Northern Virginia Community College
"A Jubilee of Freedom": Freed Slaves March in Charleston, SC, March, 1865, from History Matters
The Poetical Works of George M. Horton: The Colored Bard of North Carolina, 1845, from Documenting the American South
Winslow Homer, Untitled [At the Cabin Door/Near Andersonville], from the Newark Museum
Winslow Homer Online, from Artcyclopedia
Edmonia Lewis Online, from Artcyclopedia
Edmonia Lewis, from PBS
Edmonia Lewis: "Testament to Bravery," 1996 segment, Online NewsHour (PBS)
African American History and Literature, 1865-1917: Online Resources
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