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African Americans of Jefferson County - Couverture souple

Taylor, James; Jefferson Co Black His Pres So; Rutherford, George

 
9780738567877: African Americans of Jefferson County
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0738567876 ISBN 13 : 9780738567877
Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2009

Synopsis

Jefferson County can proudly claim a large number of firsts when it comes to African Americans in national history. The raid to free slaves that served as a catalyst for the Civil War was led by abolitionist John Brown in Harpers Ferry. The first man wounded in the rebellion was Heyward Shepherd, a free African American and a Jefferson County resident. Pres. Abraham Lincoln appointed Jefferson County native Martin Robison Delany as the first African American field officer of the Civil War. In 1906, the Niagara Movement, forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), held its first meeting on American soil on the Storer College campus. The first woman to become the coach of a men's college basketball team was also an African American from Jefferson County. Additionally, the Colored Horse Show held in Charles Town was the first of its kind for African Americans.

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À propos de l'auteur

With a foreword by U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, Inc. presents Images of America: African Americans of Jefferson County with over 200 vintage and modern photographs.

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Éditeur
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0738567876
ISBN 13 
9780738567877
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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