African American Faces of the Civil War: An Album
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 142140625X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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In this book, he presents 77 images and the stories behind them. From Booklist In the course of collecting photographs for Faces of the Civil War (2004) and Faces of the Confederacy (2008), Coddington constantly ran across images of black soldiers who fought for their freedom in the Civil War. --Vanessa Bush . With each portrait, Coddington offers a brief profile, including regimental history and campaigns and battles as well as family history and lives after the war. The subjects are mostly Union soldiers, with their poses ranging from formal to casual as they faced their chance to prove themselves at a time when confusion reigned regarding their status as citizens. Among the subjects are Martin Delaney, an “ardent black nationalist” who wrote a novel that countered the docile images of slaves in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Robert Smalls, who commandeered an armed Confederate vessel and surrendered it to the Union in Charleston, S
"The Black Faces of the Civil War" according to dwood78. While Black people played an important role in the Civil War, more often than not, they're not talked about very often as they should.As a person of color, I read a number of books on the "War Between the States." But this one esp. gets me. The book has 77 portrait photos of Black men (in military uniform) who served in the war as well as a biography of each of the men in the photos. Some were free man, others were runaways who joined & even some who were slaves, but whose owner allow them to join. While the photos are greatly . "A great piece of Civil War history!" according to Jerilyn J. Lee. I am a frequent speaker on United States Colored Troops, and I'm always looking for new material to incorporate into my presentation. This book has been a joy to read. I've seen many of the pictures in this book before, and some of them I use in my Power Point as part of my program. But what I had NOT seen previously was the personal, first-hand stories behind many of the pictures A prime example is a picture of a single soldier from a NC regiment, the same picture I'd found years ago from the regiment in which my great great g. "Historical Source every student of American history should read" according to Margaret D. Curtis. The pictures of the real men who fought and died for this country are a treasure in themselves. To be able to read something about each man helps the reader to connect with his time, struggles, and impact on the civil war. To be able to put a story with the face is priceless and what every person would want to know. Each gave a glimpse of the individual as a man. This is the type of story I love to read about. One in which history is shown, but so is the individual who play a role in the war. My only complaint is that I could h
These stories tell of ordinary men who became fighters, of the prejudice they faced, and of the challenges they endured. African American Faces of the Civil War tells the story of the Civil War through the images of men of color who served in roles that ranged from servants and laborers to enlisted men and junior officers.Coddington discovers these portraits cartes de visite, ambrotypes, and tintypesin museums, archives, and private collections. Some of them were free men and some escaped from slavery; others were released by sympathetic owners to serve the war effort. During the Civil War, 200,000 African American men enlisted in the Union army or navy. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America.. A renowned collector of Civil War photographs and a prodigious researcher, Ronald S. He has pieced together each individual’s life and fate based upon personal documents, military records, and pension files.