The Fire Of Freedom: Abraham Galloway and the Slaves' Civil War

With David S. Cecelski, an historian who has written extensively on civil rights.

Abraham H. Galloway (1837-70) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. This visual presentation illuminates the story of his life as a fugitive slave, Union spy, and "rather swashbuckling" leader of former slaves in North Carolina and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South.