Screen LibraryThe Black Calhouns : from Civil War to civil rights with one African American family /
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.
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Atlantic Monthly Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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. |
| Item Description: | Genealogical tables on lining papers. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780802124548 (hardcover) : 0802124542 (hardcover) 9780802190697 (eISBN) 0802190693 (eISBN) |
| Index Number: | CT274 |
| CLC: | K837.128.7 |
| Call Number: | K837.128.7/B924 |
| 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 -- 1980s honors/North : Lena -- 1980s honors/South : Dr. Homer E. Nash. |