Gail Lumet Buckley

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

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-8021-2454-8
EAN: 9780802124548
Produktnummer: 19306598
Verlag: Atlantic Monthly Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Masse: H23.1 cm x B15.5 cm x D3.3 cm 635 g
Gewicht: 635

Über den Autor

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.