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The Negro In The Civil War
Benjamin Quarles
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Description for The Negro In The Civil War
Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
The Civil War was a revolution in many ways, writes Benjamin Quarles in this renowned work. But on one point there is common agreement: without slavery there would have been no resort to arms. Hence the slave was the key factor in the war. But the Negro's tale was not merely a passive one; he did not tarry in the wings, hands folded. He was an active member of the cast, prominent in the dramatis personae. To him freedom was a two-way street; indeed he gave prior to receiving. Quarles writes powerfully about the role of three-and-a-half ... Read more
The Civil War was a revolution in many ways, writes Benjamin Quarles in this renowned work. But on one point there is common agreement: without slavery there would have been no resort to arms. Hence the slave was the key factor in the war. But the Negro's tale was not merely a passive one; he did not tarry in the wings, hands folded. He was an active member of the cast, prominent in the dramatis personae. To him freedom was a two-way street; indeed he gave prior to receiving. Quarles writes powerfully about the role of three-and-a-half ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Condition
New
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780306803505
SKU
V9780306803505
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About Benjamin Quarles
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.
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