The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity

by William Wells Brown

Book Overview

This documents the participation of both free blacks and slaves during the Civil War, as well as a background of African American participation in the Revolution and War of 1812. From the preface: "Feeling anxious to preserve for future reference an account of the part which the Negro took in suppressing the Slaveholders' Rebellion, I have been induced to write this work. In doing so, it occurred to me that a sketch of the condition of the race previous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502359499
• ISBN13: 9781502359490
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"