Drawn from the documentary history of emancipation that has been described as 'this generation's most significant encounter with the American past' (The New York Times), Slaves No More brings together three essays on the destruction of slavery and the redefinition of freedom in the midst of the nation's bloodiest conflict.

Introduction; The authors; Short titles and abbreviations; 1. The destruction of slavery, 1861-1865; 2. The wartime genesis of free labor, 1861-1865; 3. The black military experience, 1861-1867; Index.