"A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination. Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute but also joined ..."
Princess of the Hither Isles A Black Suffragist's Story from the Jim Crow South by AdeleLoganAlexander Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2019 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-24260-7, ISBN: 0-300-24260-3
"A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute but also joined ..."
Princess of the Hither Isles A Black Suffragist's Story from the Jim Crow South by AdeleLoganAlexander 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-24484-7, ISBN: 0-300-24484-3
"“I'm pleased to meet you, Mrs. McLendon,” Adella smiled as they shook hands, “
and I certainly know your name and reputation.” But she couldn't resist adding, “
What a small world it is, since you are M. L., or Mary Latimer McLendon, whereas
..."
Parallel Worlds The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In) significance of Melanin by AdeleLoganAlexander Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3245-3, ISBN: 0-8139-3245-9
"When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in the spring of 1904, their wedding was a dazzling Washington social event that joined an Oberlin-educated diplomat's daughter and a Wall Street veteran who could trace his lineage to Jamestown. Their union took place in a world of refinement and privilege, but both William and Ida had mixed-race backgrounds, and their country therefore placed severe restrictions on their lives becaus ..."
Parallel Worlds The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In) significance of Melanin by AdeleLoganAlexander Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2887-6, ISBN: 0-8139-2887-7
"When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in the spring of 1904, one would have thought him quite a catch. His family traced its lineage back to Jamestown, and William had moved from a job on Wall Street to serving beside Ida's father as American consul to Madagascar. As for Ida, the Oberlin-educated diplomat's daughter (probably the granddaughter of an American vice president as well) had built a distinguished teaching career ..."
"Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years--including the election of Barack Obama as President o ..."
"Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years_including the election of Barack Obama as President of ..."
Homelands and Waterways The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926 by AdeleLoganAlexander 720 Pages, Published 2007 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-307-42625-3, ISBN: 0-307-42625-4
"Concerning Kroo (or Kru) seamen, see W. E. F. Ward, The Royal Navy and the
Slmwrs: T he Supprvssiim of the Atlantic Slam: Trade (New York: Pantheon
Books, 1969), 101-3. 7. One discussion of the undifferentiated categorization by
the British of everyone who was not white as “coloured" appears in Hiro Dilip,
Black British, White British (London: Monthly Review Press, 1971), vii. Writing
about nonwhites in Britain, I use “coloured,” t ..."
Homelands and Waterways The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926 by AdeleLoganAlexander Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2000 by Vintage Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-679-75871-6, ISBN: 0-679-75871-2
"John Robert Bond, son of a white Englishwoman and a black laborer on the Liverpool waterfront, became a sailor in the American Union Navy and married Emma Thomas, a Virginia woman born into slavery, in 1865. Chronicling their lives and those of their children and grandchildren, the author (their great-granddaughter Adele Logan Alexander) presents a dramatic family saga intertwined with a sweeping account of the black experience in Ameri ..."
Homelands and Waterways(1st Edition) The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926 by AdeleLoganAlexander Hardcover, 704 Pages, Published 1999 by Pantheon ISBN-13: 978-0-679-44228-8, ISBN: 0-679-44228-6
"Homelands and Waterways is a monumental history that traces the rise of a resolute African American family (the author's own) from privation to the middle class. In so doing, it explodes the stereotypes that have shaped and distorted our thinking about African Americans--both as slaves and in freedom. Adele Logan Alexander's account is the result of extensive interviews and exhaustive research in government, church, and academic archive ..."
Princess of the Hither Isles(Unabridged) A Black Suffragists Story from the Jim Crow South by AdeleLoganAlexander, Allyson Johnson Audio, Published 2019 by Tantor Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4945-3724-1, ISBN: 1-4945-3724-9
"A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination. Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute but also joined ..."
"This volume not only gives the reader a colorful account of a worldwide odyssey but also offers an unforgettable portrait of a remarkable woman."
Ambiguous Lives(Reprint) Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia, 1789-1879 (Black Community Studies) by AdeleLoganAlexander Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1992 by University Of Arkansas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-215-6, ISBN: 1-55728-215-3
"1992 Myers Center Outstanding Book on Human Rights Historians have produced scores of studies on white men, extraordinary white women, and even the often anonymous mass of enslaved Black people in the United States. But in this innovative work, Adele Logan Alexander chronicles there heretofore undocumented dilemmas of one of nineteenth-century America’s most marginalized groups—free women of color in the rural South.Ambiguous Lives focu ..."
Ambiguous Lives(2nd Edition) Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia, 1789-1879 by AdeleLoganAlexander, Bobby L. Lovett Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 1991 by The University Of Arkansas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-214-9, ISBN: 1-55728-214-5
"Includes index. Very clean and tight copy. Dust jacket is in mylar. No marks. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket shows no wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges are clean. Not Ex-Library. All books offered from DSB are stocked at our store in Fayetteville, AR. Save on shipping by ordering multiple titles. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; ISBN: 1557282145. ISBN/EAN: 9781557282149. Inventory ..."
Poems That Touch the Heart(Updated) America's Most Popular Collection of Inspirational Verse by AdeleLoganAlexander, A.L. Alexander Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 1984 by Doubleday Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-385-04401-1, ISBN: 0-385-04401-1
"With over 650,000 copies in print, Poems That Touch The Heart is America's most popular collection of inspirational verse.From the Hardcover edition."
"This remarkable guidenbook details more than 150 sites and institutions that have shaped black history and traditions, both in this particular community and throughout the country. A book to slip into a backpack, keep handy in a glove compartment, or linger over at home, "The Guide to Black Washington" weaves together historical overviews, lively anecdotes, and plenty of practical information. From Library Journal "A different kind ..."
Parallel Worlds The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In)Significance of Melanin by AdeleLoganAlexander (2012, E-book) by AdeleLoganAlexander 416 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Virginia Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2978-1, ISBN: 0-8139-2978-4
"The French charged Waller with treason because he had allegedly endangered two of their undercover agents and supplied arms — a pair of pistols — to a Malagasy cohort. He had also sent his wife, Susan, a letter, which the vigilant French ..."