| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 305 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
I. Homage to liberty -- II. Preludes to the Declaration: Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre -- Aftermath of Attucks: portraits in petitions -- The shot heard round the world: Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and the Great Bridge -- The Declaration of Independence -- III. Bearers of arms: patriot and tory: A trio with the generals: William Lee, James Armistead Lafayette, Agrippa Hull -- A muster of brave soldiers and sailors -- Three black units -- In the service of the king -- IV. The black clergy: Founders of the African Baptist Church: David George, George Liele, Andrew Bryan -- Founders of the African Methodist Church: Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, Peter Williams -- Three black ministers: John Marrant, John Chavis, Lemuel Haynes -- V. The emergence of gifts and powers: Benjamin Banneker -- Captain Paul Cuffe -- Jean Baptiste Point du Sable -- Dick Pointer: he saved the fort -- Dr. James Derham and Thomas Fuller -- Phillis Wheatley -- Jupiter Hammon -- Wentworth Cheswill of Newmarket, New Hampshire -- Prince Hall: organizer -- Olaudah Equiano: the image of Africa -- The burgeoning of art and craft -- VI. Against the odds: Lucy Terry Prince: Vermont poet and advocate -- Alice: pioneer of Philadelphia -- Belinda of Boston: "marked with the furrows of time" -- Elizabeth Freeman and the Bill of Rights -- Felix Cuff: Massachusetts maroon -- Primus Hall: soldier and citizen -- Yarrow Mamout: Maryland muslim -- Venture Smith: colonial John Henry -- Moses Sash: "a captain & one of Shaises Councill" -- Amos and Violate Fortune: first citizens of New Hampshire -- Three Concord blacks: John Jack, Brister Freeman, Casey Whitney -- VII. The incomplete revolution |
| Summary |
"This carefully researched history details the military, political, economic, and cultural experience of black people during the era of the American Revolution. Beginning with Crispus Attucks, the first man killed in the Revolutionary action, the authors recount a series of fascinating personal histories. The text is highlighted by excerpts form letters, journals, newspaper articles, and other documents, as well as by poems, broadsides, and passages from magazines of the day. The book is a revised and expanded edition of the authors' classic catalog that accompanied a pioneering exhibition mounted in 1973 by the National Portrait Gallery."--Amazon |
| Analysis |
War of American Independence Role of black persons |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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African Americans -- Portraits -- Exhibitions
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African Americans -- History -- To 1863 -- Exhibitions
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Black or African American
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African American.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- African American Studies.
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African Americans
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African Americans -- Portraits
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African American soldiers -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- African Americans -- Exhibitions
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United States
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United States -- Military history -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Minorities.
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Schwärze
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USA
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USA -- Revolution.
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exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs
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History
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Catalogues d'exposition.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kaplan, Emma Nogrady, 1911- author
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| LC no. |
88022111 |
| ISBN |
0585083770 |
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9780585083773 |
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1122052685 |
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9781122052689 |
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