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Black codes, 1866: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.6; Excerpts of legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly after the Civil War to limit the freedoms of former slaves. Includes historical commentary.; Format: legislation; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

Catherine Edmondston and Reconstruction: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.7; Excerpts from the diary of Catherine Edmonston of Halifax County, North Carolina, 1865–66, in which she describes her frustration with emancipation and her family's attempts to control its former slaves. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: diary; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Charges of abuse: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.9; Report of Freedmen's Bureau officials on charges of abuse of former slaves by their former owners in Wilson County, North Carolina, 1865. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: report

Freed people at New Bern: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 4.5; Excerpt from the report of Vincent Colyer, Superintendent of the Poor for Union-occupied North Carolina during the Civil War, about his work with freedmen and escaped slaves. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood and David Walbert.

The Freedmen's Bureau: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.5; Report by Louisa Jacobs on her and her mother Harriet's work to educate freed people in Savannah, Georgia, after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

History of a scout: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.2; Account of a slave who escaped from a plantation in Jones County, North Carolina, to Union lines during the Civil War and served as a scout for the Union army. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

Making marriages legal: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.8; Marriage certificate issued by the Freedmen's Bureau, making legal the marriage of two former slaves. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document

The Raleigh Freedmen's Convention: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.6; Declaration of the statewide convention of freedman held in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 29-October 3, 1866. Includes historical commentary.; Format: declaration

Reuniting families: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.7; Letters from Freedmen's Bureau agents seeking information on the whereabouts of family members of freed slaves. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

The Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.4; During the Civil War, former slaves freed by the Union army and African Americans who escaped to Union lines were given a village on Roanoke Island.; Format: article

"The school houses are crowded, and the people are clamorous for more": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.4; American Freedmen's Union Commission pamphlet explaining the Commission's work in educating formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary. Note: This source contains explicit language or content that requires mature discussion.; Format: pamphlet

"What we are in justice entitled to": In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 8.1; Jourdon Anderson, an ex- Tennessee slave, declines his former master's invitation to return as a laborer on his plantation.; Format: letter; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

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