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
Author:
Buckley, Gail Lumet, 1937- , author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
viii, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits ; 24 cm
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.
General Note:
Genealogical tables on lining papers.
Language:
English
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.
Genre:
ISBN:
9780802124548
Format :
Book
