Allies for Freedom & Blacks on John Brown

One of the most compelling figures in American history-John Brown-as portrayed in two classic works by a renowned African-American historian, with a new introduction

About the author

Benjamin Quarles (1904-1996) was a noted author, editor, and historian and the first African American to be published in what later became the Journal of American History. Africana hails him as a key figure in the emergence of African-American history as an academic discipline.

Summary

One of the most compelling figures in American history-John Brown-as portrayed in two classic works by a renowned African-American historian, with a new introduction

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Quarles, Quarles Benjamin
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2001
• EAN: 9780306809613
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80961-3
• No. of pages: 456
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Political activism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black, Political activism / Political engagement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity