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"A marvel of scholarship
and artistry. The general reader will be fascinated to discover the vitality
of the free black community that Langston moved and moved in." --
Joyce Appleby, University of California
"Provides the mirror
in which to reflect Langston's brilliant, turbulent career, as well as
the nation's ongoing struggle against racism. Life-and-times biography
could be put to no better use." -- David W. Blight, Journal of
American History
"One of the most thorough
studies ever done of a nineteenth-century black American. It] will be
the standard." -- J. M. Matthews, Choice
"Breaks new and important
ground in the field of African-American history. . . . It] is both a
social history of the period and the remarkable story of Langston's formative
life and career as a free black Ohioan in pre-Civil War America."
-- David C. Dennard, Journal of Southern History
"A sensitive biography
of a black leader and a full-scale history of the society in which he
matured and began his career." -- John B. Boles, American Historical
Review
"The Cheeks have masterfully
performed . . . their chief task--the transformation of autobiography
into social history." -- Wilson J. Moses, Reviews in American
History
A volume in the series
Blacks in the New World, edited by August Meier and John H. Bracey
and artistry. The general reader will be fascinated to discover the vitality
of the free black community that Langston moved and moved in." --
Joyce Appleby, University of California
"Provides the mirror
in which to reflect Langston's brilliant, turbulent career, as well as
the nation's ongoing struggle against racism. Life-and-times biography
could be put to no better use." -- David W. Blight, Journal of
American History
"One of the most thorough
studies ever done of a nineteenth-century black American. It] will be
the standard." -- J. M. Matthews, Choice
"Breaks new and important
ground in the field of African-American history. . . . It] is both a
social history of the period and the remarkable story of Langston's formative
life and career as a free black Ohioan in pre-Civil War America."
-- David C. Dennard, Journal of Southern History
"A sensitive biography
of a black leader and a full-scale history of the society in which he
matured and began his career." -- John B. Boles, American Historical
Review
"The Cheeks have masterfully
performed . . . their chief task--the transformation of autobiography
into social history." -- Wilson J. Moses, Reviews in American
History
A volume in the series
Blacks in the New World, edited by August Meier and John H. Bracey
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Cheek, William
- ISBN: 9780252065910
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.96 x 1.11
- Number Of Pages: 504
- Publication Year: 1996
Language:
English