Emilie Davis's Civil War: The Diaries of a Free Black Woman in Philadelphia, 1863-1865 by Emilie Frances Davis, Judith Giesberg, The Memorable Days Project

Emilie Davis's Civil War: The Diaries of a Free Black Woman in Philadelphia, 1863-1865

Emilie Frances Davis, Judith Giesberg, The Memorable Days Project

211 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
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Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived in Philadelphia during the Civil War. She worked as a seamstress, attended the Institute for Colored Youth, and was an active member of her community. She lived an average life in her day, b...

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