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The Black Calhouns : from Civil War to civil rights with one African American family
Title:
The Black Calhouns : from Civil War to civil rights with one African American family
ISBN:
9780802124548
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
viii, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
General Note:
Genealogical tables on lining papers.
Contents:
South/Reconstruction, 1865-1876 : morning, 1860s -- South/Reconstruction : noon, 1870s -- South/Reconstruction : night, 1880s -- North/1900-1919 : the new Negro -- South/1900-1919 : the new South -- North/1920s : Harlem Renaissance -- South/1920s : terror -- North and South/1930s : Lena and Frank -- North/1940s : movie star year -- South/1940s : war brides -- North/1950s : Blacks and blacklisting -- South/1950s : postwar -- North/1960s : overcoming -- Coda/1980s honors/North : Lena -- Coda/1980s honors/South : Dr. Homer E. Nash.
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Summary:
Gail Lumet Buckley, daughter of actress Lena Horne, delves deeply into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African American family from Civil War to civil rights.
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