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The Black Calhouns : from Civil War to civil rights with one African American family / Gail Lumet Buckley

Author
Buckley, Gail Lumet, 1937-
Published
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Edition
First edition.
Physical Description
viii, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

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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.
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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ISBN
9780802124548 (hardcover)
0802124542 (hardcover)
9780802190697 (eISBN)
Note
Genealogical tables on lining papers.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index.
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