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The Freedman's Third Reader, by Israel P. Warren

The Freedman's Third Reader,
by Israel P. Warren.
(Boston: American Tract Society, 1866)

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Resembling texts used in Northern schools, books produced for freedpeople included practical advice on everyday matters and moral instructions, as well as standard lessons.

The Freedman's Third Reader contained a lesson on Phyllis Wheatley, an African-American poet who lived at the time of the American Revolution.

 

Copyright 2003
A New Birth of Freedom: Reconstruction During the Civil War The Meaning of Freedom: Black and White Responses to Slavery From Free Labor to Slave Labor Rights and Power: The Politics of Reconstruction Introduction The Ending of Reconstruction Epilogue Additional Resources Credits for this Exhibit