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  1. Ellen Long's Concern for Newly Freed Slaves
    date May 23, 1865map BREVARD, Floridatags African-Americans, Agriculture, Health/Death, Economy, Race-Relations, Slavery, War, Women

    Throughout the Civil War, Ellen Call Long had thought that the end of fighting would bring her great relief. However, when fighting did cease and Ms. Long saw the Union flag flying above Florida's capitol building, she instead felt crushed and disappointed. In her diary, she expressed her concerns for the future of the plantation economy, as well as for the welfare of the newly freed slaves. She wrote,...