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02508aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 F871D530B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220401010114 008 150115s2015 ncuab b 001 0beng d 020 $a 9781469621906 (softcover) 020 $a 1469621908 035 $a (OCoLC)900011294 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d CDX $d MOU $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCL $d OCLCA $d UKMGB $d OCL $d SILO 043 $a n-us-nc 082 04 $a 326.8/092 $2 23 100 1 $a Cecelski, David S., $e author. 245 14 $a The fire of freedom : $b Abraham Galloway and the slaves' Civil War / $c David S. Cecelski. 260 $a Chapel Hill : $b University of North Carolina Press, $c [2015] 300 $a xx, 326 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-306) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue : New Bern, North Carolina, May 1863 -- At river's edge -- The secret feelings of their hearts -- A second John Brown -- Spies all their lives -- They will fight to the death -- My harte over run with joy -- The death of a hero -- The meeting with Lincoln -- Their path to freedom -- God's free man -- Soldiers of the cross -- In this land we will remain -- Loud calls for Galloway. 520 $a "Abraham H. Galloway (1837-70) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. Throughout his brief, mercurial life, Galloway fought against slavery and injustice. This riveting portrait illuminates Galloway's life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Galloway, Abraham H., $d 1837-1870. 650 0 $a Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) $z North Carolina. 650 0 $a Fugitive slaves $z North Carolina $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American abolitionists $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American legislators $z North Carolina $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Participation, African American. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Participation, African American. 651 0 $a United States $x African Americans. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x African Americans. 651 0 $a United States $x Secret service. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Secret service. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220401030400.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F871D530B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search