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 John Brown in African American history, the other about the reasons for the unique esteem in which he has been held by successive generations of blacks.This two-in-one edition features a new introduction by William S. McFeely, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Grant: A Biography.

Author: Benjamin Quarles
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 02/08/2001
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.41w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780306809613

About the Author
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.