Harvesting Freedom

"The African Americans of the lowcountry forged and fought for their own agrarian dreams. A highlight of Sea Island history was the Port Royal Experiment, when northern volunteer missionaries provided education to freedpeople, and General Rufus Saxton actively initiated Sherman's Field Orders commandeering the coast for African American homesteaders. When freedom gave them the chance, this group embraced education and democratic self-rule with abilities that even their supporters underestimated." -- Amazon.com.

• Author: Akiko Ochiai
• Publisher: Praeger
• Published: 2004-03-30
• Pages: 320