newly emancipated families walking uncertain road after Civil War freedom and hunger
Journal

You Can’t Eat Freedom

Freedom ended slavery in 1865, but it did not immediately end hunger. Without land, capital, or economic security, many newly freed families faced the difficult task of building a life from almost nothing.

newly emancipated families walking uncertain road after Civil War freedom and hunger
Journal

Freedom and Famine

Emancipation promised freedom, but many newly freed families faced hunger, uncertainty, and landlessness. A reflection on what freedom meant when survival still depended on work, land, and economic security.

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