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The stained glass window : a family history as the American story, 1790-1958 / David Levering Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, David Levering, 1936- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewis, David Levering, 1936---Family.
- Lewis, David Levering.
- Lewis family.
- Bell family.
- Belvin family.
- King family.
- African American families--Southern States--Biography.
- African American families.
- African Americans--Southern States--Genealogy.
- African Americans.
- Multiracial families--Southern States--Genealogy.
- Multiracial families.
- Enslaved persons--Southern States--Genealogy.
- Enslaved persons.
- United States--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations, maps
- Other Title:
- Family history as the American story, 1790-1958
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2025.
- Contents:
- Setting Up Slavery: St. Simon Island to Roswell
- Clarissa's Bargain: The Belvins of Houston County
- An Identity of their Own: The Bells of Goose Creek and Auburn Avenue
- Up from Slavery: The Black Belt Lewises
- The Arc of White Supremacy: The Optimistic Atlanta Bells, 1865-1894
- In the Fold of White Supremacy: The Deceived Bells, 1895-1906
- Separate and Unequal: Bells and Lewises, 1906-1930
- Negotiating Family and White Supremacy: The Lewises
- Striving for Excellence: The Wilberforce Years
- With All Deliberate Speed: The Lewises.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 25, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lewis, David Levering, 1936- Stained-glass window
- ISBN:
- 9781984879912
- 198487991X
- Publisher Number:
- 40032664681
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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