| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Genealogical tables on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index. |
| Contents |
South/Reconstruction, 1865-1876 : morning, 1860s -- South/Reconstruction : noon, 1870s -- South/Reconstruction : night, 1880s -- North/1900-1919 : the new Negro -- South/1900-1919 : the new South -- North/1920s : Harlem Renaissance -- South/1920s : terror -- North and South/1930s : Lena and Frank -- North/1940s : movie star year -- South/1940s : war brides -- North/1950s : Blacks and blacklisting -- South/1950s : postwar -- North/1960s : "now" -- North/1960s : overcoming -- Coda/1980s honors/North : Lena -- Coda/1980s honors/South : Dr. Homer E. Nash. |
| Summary |
Gail Lumet Buckley, daughter of actress Lena Horne, delves deeply into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African American family from Civil War to civil rights. |
| Subject |
Calhoun family.
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Buckley, Gail Lumet, 1937- -- Family.
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Horne, Lena, 1917-2010.
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African Americans -- Georgia -- Biography.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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African American families -- Georgia -- History.
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African American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780802124548 (hardcover) : $26.00 |
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0802124542 (hardcover) : $26.00 |
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9780802190697 (eISBN) |
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