Black writers and the American Civil War / Edited, with an introduction, by Richard A. Long.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Long, Richard A., 1927-2013, editor, writer of introduction.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American.

United States.

History.

African American authors.

African American historians.

Military participation--African American.

Local Subjects:

African American historians.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

370 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Secaucus, N.J. : Blue & Grey Press, 1988.

Summary:

Includes excerpts from: The Negro in the American rebellion / W.W. Brown -- A history of the Negro troops in the war of the rebellion / G.W. Williams -- The Black phalanx / J.T. Wilson -- Reminiscences of my life in camp / S.K. Taylor -- Journal / C. Forten -- Life and public services of Martin R. Delaney / F.A. Rollin -- From the Virginia plantation to the national capitol / J.M. Langston -- [Writings] / F. Douglass.

Contents:

William Wells Brown (1815-1884)

George Washington Williams (1849-1891)

Joseph T. Wilson (1836-1895)

Susie King Taylor (1848-1912)

Charlotte Forten (1838-1914)

Frances Anne Rollin (1847-1901)

John Mercer Langston (1829-1897)

Frederick Douglass (1817-1895).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-370).

Select chronology: p. [353]-366.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy has dust jacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Black writers and the American Civil War.

ISBN:

1555212484

9781555212483

OCLC:

20271385