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A drawing from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 18, 1865 showing emancipated former slaves on the march with Sherman's army through Georgia. Their story is the subject of Bennett Parten's book, "Somewhere Toward Freedom."

How Sherman’s March to the Sea became ‘America’s largest emancipation’

The 21st Show