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The Rest I Will Kill: William Tillman and the Unforgettable Story of How a Free Black Man Refused To Become a Slave
By McGinty, Brian
- ISBN
- 9781631491290 9781631491306
- Publisher
- Liveright: Norton
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Starred Review on June 1, 2016 | Social Sciences
McGinty (Lincoln's Greatest Case) shares a little-known story from the Civil War. William Tillman (b. 1826), a free African American, worked as a cook and steward on the schooner S.J. Waring. In July 1861, the ship was captured by Confederate privateers who planned to reap financial rewards from the cargo—and also from selling Tillman as a slave when they returned to the South. Tillman refused to accept th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
