Keywords--terms that can appear anywhere in a record--are the quick and easy way to search.
Using keywords, you can combine multiple ideas, or locate specific essays inside collective works.
Connectors: Use "and" or "or" to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use "and not" to exclude words. Examples:
Wildcards: Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk or question mark:
Examples : slave*, wom?n
Adjacency: "And" is assumed between words. Place phrases in quotes. Example:
"gold coast"
Suggested terms for your searching.
Keywords |
Subject Headings |
atlantic world in the age of emancipation |
atlantic ocean region--history |
slave trade |
slave trade--west indies |
slave rebellions |
slave insurrections |
emancipation |
slaves--emancipation |
freed people; free people of color |
freedmen |
reconstruction |
reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877) |
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