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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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Allies For Freedom & Blacks On John Brown
John Brown is an endlessly fascinating historical figure. Here are two classic studies by a pioneer in African American studies, one about the place of…
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Lincoln And The Negro
First published in 1962, Lincoln and the Negro was the first book to examine in detail how Lincoln faced the problem of the status of…
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Black Abolitionists
While much is known about the white men and women who were involved in the anti-slavery movement, the black abolitionists have been largely ignored. This…
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The Negro In The Civil War
"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…