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9 Caught in the Crossfire

African American Children and the Ideological Battle for Education in Reconstruction Tennessee
  • Troy L. Kickler
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Children and Youth during the Civil War Era
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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Foreword ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. PART I . Children and the Sectional Conflict
  7. 1 “Waked Up to Feel” 11
  8. 2 “Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go” 29
  9. 3 “What Is a Person Worth at Such a Time” 46
  10. PART II . Children of War
  11. 4 A “Rebel to [His] Govt. and to His Parents” 63
  12. 5 Thrills for Children 77
  13. 6 “Good Children Die Happy” 92
  14. 7 Children of the March 110
  15. 8 Love in Battle 125
  16. Part III . Aftermaths
  17. 9 Caught in the Crossfire 143
  18. 10 “Free Ourselves, but Deprived of Our Children” 160
  19. 11 Reconstructing Social Obligation 173
  20. 12 Orphans and Indians 188
  21. PART IV. Epilogue
  22. 13 Preparing the Next Generation for Massive Resistance 207
  23. Documents 225
  24. Questions for Consideration 255
  25. Suggested Readings 257
  26. About the Contributors 261
  27. Index 265
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814796078.003.0010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Foreword ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. PART I . Children and the Sectional Conflict
  7. 1 “Waked Up to Feel” 11
  8. 2 “Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go” 29
  9. 3 “What Is a Person Worth at Such a Time” 46
  10. PART II . Children of War
  11. 4 A “Rebel to [His] Govt. and to His Parents” 63
  12. 5 Thrills for Children 77
  13. 6 “Good Children Die Happy” 92
  14. 7 Children of the March 110
  15. 8 Love in Battle 125
  16. Part III . Aftermaths
  17. 9 Caught in the Crossfire 143
  18. 10 “Free Ourselves, but Deprived of Our Children” 160
  19. 11 Reconstructing Social Obligation 173
  20. 12 Orphans and Indians 188
  21. PART IV. Epilogue
  22. 13 Preparing the Next Generation for Massive Resistance 207
  23. Documents 225
  24. Questions for Consideration 255
  25. Suggested Readings 257
  26. About the Contributors 261
  27. Index 265
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