Combining personal and national history, The Black Calhouns is a unique and vibrant portrait of six generations during dynamic times of struggle and triumph. military and their unrecognized heroism in the face of overt racism. American Patriots is one of the great untold stories in American history. Grade 7 Up-Buckley originally wrote Patriots for an adult audience, and this abridgment is still a deeply moving and inspiring account of the history of African Americans in the U.S. From Atlanta during Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow, to New York City during the Harlem Renaissance, and then from World War II to the Civil Rights Movement, this ambitious, brilliant family witnessed and participated in the most crucial events of the 19th and 20th centuries. Author / Creator: Buckley, Gail Lumet, 1937. Through the lens of her relatives' momentous lives, Buckley examines major events throughout American history. In The Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley-daughter of actress Lena Horne-delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African-American family from Civil War to Civil Rights.īeginning with her great-great grandfather Moses Calhoun, a house slave who used the rare advantage of his education to become a successful businessman in post-war Atlanta, Buckley follows her family's two branches: one that stayed in the South, and the other that settled in Brooklyn.
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