A Faithful Account of the Race: African American Historical Writing in Nineteenth-Century America

by Stephen G. Hall

Book Overview

The civil rights and black power movements expanded popular awareness of the history and culture of African Americans. But, as Stephen Hall observes, African American authors, intellectuals, ministers, and abolitionists had been writing the history of the black experience since the 1800s. With this book, Hall recaptures and reconstructs a rich but largely overlooked tradition of historical writing by African Americans.

Hall charts the origins,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807859672
• ISBN13: 9780807859674
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"