Description
In 1865-1866 the American Tract Society printed several textbooks, including The Freedmans Spelling-Book, for use by freedpeople. In addition to teaching literacy, the spelling book illustrated words in connection with important practical subjects; as occupations, domestic life, civil institutions, morals, education, and natural science with the intent of providing practical information . . . of great value to the freedmen in the new condition into which Providence has raised them. A reprint of this volume is found in Freedmens Schools and Textbooks, published in 1980. from Freedmens Schools and Textbooks: An AMS Reprint Series, ed. and intro. Robert C. Morris (New York: AMS Press, 1980). Boston, Mass.: American Tract Society http://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/exhibits/show/remaking-virginia/item/568
