Negroes and the Gun: The Black Tradition of Arms

by Nicholas Johnson

Book Overview

Chronicling the underappreciated black tradition of bearing arms for self-defense, law professor Nicholas Johnson presents an array of examples reaching back to the pre-Civil War era that demonstrate a willingness of African American men and women to use firearms when necessary to defend their families and communities. From Frederick Douglass's advice to keep "a good revolver" handy as defense against slave catchers to the armed self-protection of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161614839X
• ISBN13: 9781616148393
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 9.0"