Kenneth Coleman's study of Athens; Georgia; during the Civil War focuses on what life was like for the 4;000 people living there. Despite the hardship and deprivation; life went on; heightened by the effects of war. Churches and schools remained the core of social life; women's groups continued to meet; parties and concerts added amusement to people's lives. But war did make drastic changes. People lost loved ones; and knew the hardship of living from day to day as prices soared and goods; once necessities; became unobtainable luxuries. Coleman weaves a broad and illuminating tapestry of a people who met a great challenge while managing to hold on to; for as long as possible; their peacetime ways.
#6413368 in Books 1998-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .66 x 6.00l; .93 #File Name: 082031996197 pages
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. BLACK WOMEN'S VOICESBy A CustomerTHIS TERRIFIC BOOK RECAPTURES BLACK WOMEN'S EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE UNIQUE LIVES THEY LED. WE KNOW SO LITTLE ABOUT FREE BLACK WOMEN IN THE SOUTH AND THESE LETTERS AND DIARIES BRING TO LIFE A NEGLECTED CHAPTER OF OUR HISTORY AND THEIR EXPERIENCE.....PLUS THE DIARY OF THIS YOUNG BLACK WOMAN DURING THE CIVIL WAR IS A COMPELLING HISTORICAL VOICE. THE EDITOR HAS DONE A TERRIFIC JOB SETTING THESE VOICES IN CONTEXT SO WE CAN ONCE AGAIN HEAR THEIR STORIES AND READ THE WORDS OF LOST BLACK WOMEN FROM THE PAST.
