TY - BOOK AU - Knox,George L. AU - Gatewood,Willard B. AU - TI - Slave and freeman: the autobiography of George L. Knox SN - 9780813161501 AV - F535 .S538 1979 PY - 1979/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Knox, George L., KW - African Americans KW - Indiana KW - Biography KW - Knox, George L., 1841-1927 KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: From Slavery to Freedom: Tennessee, 1841-1864; PART TWO: Citizen of Indiana: Small-Town Barber and Politician, 1864-1884; PART THREE: Foremost Black Citizen of Indiana: Indianapolis, 1884-1894; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; 2; b N2 - Born in Tennessee in 1841, George L. Knox survived slavery and service with both Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War and afterward made his way north to find a chilly reception in Indiana. His autobiography covers the first 44 years of his life and tells how he persevered against threats, harassment, and physical intimidation to become a leading citizen of Indianapolis and an important figure of the Republican Party UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938725&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -