THE
FREEDMEN'S BOOK.
By L. MARIA CHILD.
O dark, sad millions,—patiently and dumb
Waiting for God,—your hour, at last, has come,
And Freedom's song
Breaks the long silence of your night of wrong.
John G. Whittier.
BOSTON:
TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
1865.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by
L. MARIA CHILD,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
University Press: Welch, Bigelow, & Co.,
Cambridge.