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The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family Hardcover - 2016

by Gail Lumet Buckley


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In The Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley--daughter of actress Lena Horne--delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African-American family from Civil War to Civil Rights. Beginning with her great-great grandfather Moses Calhoun, a house slave who used the rare advantage of his education to become a successful businessman in post-war Atlanta, Buckley follows her family's two branches: one that stayed in the South, and the other that settled in Brooklyn. Through the lens of her relatives' momentous lives, Buckley examines major events throughout American history. From Atlanta during Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow, to New York City during the Harlem Renaissance, and then from World War II to the Civil Rights Movement, this ambitious, brilliant family witnessed and participated in the most crucial events of the 19th and 20th centuries. Combining personal and national history, The Black Calhouns is a unique and vibrant portrait of six generations during dynamic times of struggle and triumph.

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  • Title The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family
  • Author Gail Lumet Buckley
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, New York
  • Date 2016-02
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780802124548 / 0802124542
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Black History
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans - New York (State) - New, African Americans - Georgia
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016304588
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/01/2016, Page 12
  • Essence, 02/01/2016, Page 64
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2015, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 09/15/2015, Page 0
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 09/15/2015, Page 55
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/23/2015, Page 0

About the author

Gail Lumet Buckley is the author of the national bestsellers American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm, and The Hornes: An American Family, which became a PBS American Masters documentary. She has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, New York Daily News, Washington Post, Vogue, Playboy, and People.
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