Secondary Sources
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Secondary Sources
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The secondary sources collection presents journal articles and essays written by scholars.
Collection Items
The Making of a Confederate: Walter Lenoir's Civil War
In this book, historian William L. Barney explored transformations in white southern identity through the life of Walter Lenoir of North Carolina. Before the war, Lenoir, uncomfortable as a slaveholder, contemplated abandoning slavery and moving to a…
Celia, A Slave
Melton A. McLaurin, professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, recounted the story of Celia, an enslaved woman, and her trial for the murder of her sexually abusive master. McLaurin placed Celia's trial in the…
Interpretations of Tunis Campbell
Tunis Campbell, a northern black man, moved to the South during Reconstruction. He became an important political leader in Georgia. These excerpts from secondary sources present contrasting interpretations of Campbell’s goals and strategies.