Tasting Freedom

Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America

Preface Introduction;“A Hundred O. V. Cattos” Chapter 1;Charleston Chapter 2;Arm in Arm Chapter 3;“Keep the Flame Burning . . .” Chapter 4;With Giants Chapter 5;Lessons Chapter 6;The Irish, the Killers, and Squire McMullen Chapter 7;“Arise, Young North” Chapter 8;“How Much I Yearn to Be a Man” Chapter 9;A Chance on the Pavement Chapter 10;The Wolf Killers Chapter 11;Manhood Chapter 12;The Battle for the Streetcars Chapter 13;Baseball Chapter 14;The Hide of the Rhinoceros Chapter 15;Election Day Chapter 16;The Venus of the High Trapeze Epilogue;The Legacy Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index