Title:
The Black Calhouns : from Civil War to civil rights with one African American family
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
viii, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780802124548
Abstract:
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.
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.
Language:
English
