Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

genealogical tablesillustrationsportraitsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Black Calhouns

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

935712625

Responsibility statement

Gail Lumet Buckley

Sub title

from Civil War to civil rights, with one African American family

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

Table Of 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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