Quarles, Benjamin
Overview
Works: | 94 works in 499 publications in 4 languages and 23,396 library holdings |
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Genres: | History Biography Autobiographies Sources Juvenile works Bibliography Abstracts Periodicals Bibliographies Biographies |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Other, Composer, Author of introduction |
Classifications: | E449, B |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Benjamin Quarles
- Contemporary Black biography, Profiles from the international Black community by Gale Research Inc( )
- Quarles : memorial convocation celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Benjamin A. Quarles( Book )
- Benjamin Quarles portrait collection( Visual )
- Quarles, Benjamin Arthur( )
- by Leslie H., Jr Fishel( )
- by Nick Aaron Ford( Book )
- Clarie Collins Harvey papers by Clarie Collins Harvey( )
- City of New York v. Benjamin Quarles : [oral arguments]( Recording )
- Papers by Frederick Leslie Brownlee( )
- Lorenzo J. Greene papers by Lorenzo J Greene( )
- Robert Elijah Jones papers by Robert Elijah Jones( )
- William Best Hesseltine papers by William B Hesseltine( )
- by Lorenzo J Greene( )
- Julius Thompson : the African American legacy of Benjamin Mays, Benjamin Quarles, St. Claire Drake, and Rayford Logan ; Howard Thurman lecturer, November 21, 2002( Visual )
- Herbert Hill papers by Herbert Hill( )
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Most widely held works by
Benjamin Quarles
The Negro in the American Revolution by
Benjamin Quarles(
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47 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in English and Japanese and held by 3,517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Originally published by UNC Press in 1961, this classic work remains the most comprehensive history of the many and important roles played by African-Americans during the American Revolution. With this book, Benjamin Quarles added a new dimension to the military history of the Revolution and addressed for the first time the diplomatic repercussions created by the British evacuation of African Americans at the close of the war. The compelling narrative brings the Revolution to life by portraying how those tumultuous years were experienced by Americans at all levels of society
47 editions published between 1961 and 2017 in English and Japanese and held by 3,517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Originally published by UNC Press in 1961, this classic work remains the most comprehensive history of the many and important roles played by African-Americans during the American Revolution. With this book, Benjamin Quarles added a new dimension to the military history of the Revolution and addressed for the first time the diplomatic repercussions created by the British evacuation of African Americans at the close of the war. The compelling narrative brings the Revolution to life by portraying how those tumultuous years were experienced by Americans at all levels of society
Frederick Douglass by
Benjamin Quarles(
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24 editions published between 1948 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quarles presents Douglass's own words, the views of his contemporaries, and analyses in retrospect by leading historians and political scientists to create a three-fold perspective
24 editions published between 1948 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quarles presents Douglass's own words, the views of his contemporaries, and analyses in retrospect by leading historians and political scientists to create a three-fold perspective
The Negro in the making of America by
Benjamin Quarles(
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89 editions published between 1964 and 1996 in 4 languages and held by 2,354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In The Negro in the Making of America, eminent historian Benjamin Quarles provides one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts ever gathered in one volume of the role that African Americans have played in shaping the destiny of America
89 editions published between 1964 and 1996 in 4 languages and held by 2,354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In The Negro in the Making of America, eminent historian Benjamin Quarles provides one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts ever gathered in one volume of the role that African Americans have played in shaping the destiny of America
The Negro in the Civil War by
Benjamin Quarles(
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43 editions published between 1953 and 1989 in English and held by 2,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Quarles writes powerfully about the role of three-and-a-half million blacks in the South, who were impressed into non-combatant service - building forts and entrenchments, working in factories and mines. In the North, black Americans fought with distinction on the front lines, shedding blood for an ideal - emancipation ..."--Back cover
43 editions published between 1953 and 1989 in English and held by 2,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Quarles writes powerfully about the role of three-and-a-half million blacks in the South, who were impressed into non-combatant service - building forts and entrenchments, working in factories and mines. In the North, black Americans fought with distinction on the front lines, shedding blood for an ideal - emancipation ..."--Back cover
Black abolitionists by
Benjamin Quarles(
Book
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33 editions published between 1969 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,034 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Makes clear the extent to which Negroes were involved in planning the battle against slavery and examines the special concerns which they brought to the struggle
33 editions published between 1969 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,034 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Makes clear the extent to which Negroes were involved in planning the battle against slavery and examines the special concerns which they brought to the struggle
Black mosaic : essays in Afro-American history and historiography by
Benjamin Quarles(
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10 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 2,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 2,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : an American slave by
Frederick Douglass(
Book
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35 editions published between 1960 and 2001 in English and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An autobiographical account of a childhood and youth spent in slavery by a man who became a great abolitionist and leader of anti-slavery activity
35 editions published between 1960 and 2001 in English and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An autobiographical account of a childhood and youth spent in slavery by a man who became a great abolitionist and leader of anti-slavery activity
Lincoln and the Negro by
Benjamin Quarles(
Book
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26 editions published between 1961 and 1991 in English and Portuguese and held by 1,444 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traces the development of Lincoln's thought on slavery and recounts the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation
26 editions published between 1961 and 1991 in English and Portuguese and held by 1,444 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traces the development of Lincoln's thought on slavery and recounts the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation
The Negro American; a documentary history by
Leslie H Fishel(
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14 editions published between 1967 and 1968 in English and held by 1,332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Highlights the life of the plant breeder who developed many new trees, fruit, flowers, vegetables, grains, and grasses and improved many plants and trees aleady known
14 editions published between 1967 and 1968 in English and held by 1,332 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Highlights the life of the plant breeder who developed many new trees, fruit, flowers, vegetables, grains, and grasses and improved many plants and trees aleady known
The Black American : a documentary history by
Leslie H Fishel(
Book
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23 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 1,281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
23 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 1,281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Allies for freedom; Blacks and John Brown by
Benjamin Quarles(
Book
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12 editions published between 1974 and 2001 in English and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1974 and 2001 in English and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Blacks on John Brown by
Benjamin Quarles(
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9 editions published between 1972 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1972 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lift every voice; the lives of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary Church Terrell, and James Weldon Johnson by
Dorothy Sterling(
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5 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short biographies of four black leaders whose beliefs and achievements are important in the history of black Americans
5 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Short biographies of four black leaders whose beliefs and achievements are important in the history of black Americans
Black history's antebellum origins by
Benjamin Quarles(
Book
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2 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 67 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Black history's diversified clientele by
Benjamin Quarles(
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2 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass : authoritative text, contexts, criticism by
Frederick Douglass(
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19 editions published between 1960 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation
19 editions published between 1960 and 1994 in English and Undetermined and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotation
Quest for equality, 1910 to present(
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2 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 21 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The black man in the Civil War(
Recording
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2 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Edgar Toppin and Benjamin Quarles discuss the impact of emancipation, the black desire to fight against slavery, and the influence of Frederick Douglass in assisting black participation in the war
2 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 18 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Edgar Toppin and Benjamin Quarles discuss the impact of emancipation, the black desire to fight against slavery, and the influence of Frederick Douglass in assisting black participation in the war
Afro-American history series(
Book
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2 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Afro-American history : a bibliography by
Dwight L Smith(
Book
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5 editions published in 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1974 in English and Undetermined and held by 15 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Douglass, Frederick 1818-1895 Author
- Brown, John 1800-1859
- Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.) Editor
- Fishel, Leslie H. Author Editor
- Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865
- Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)
- Sterling, Dorothy 1913-2008 Author
- Crichlow, Ernest 1914-2005 Illustrator
- Washington, Booker T. 1856-1915
- Johnson, James Weldon 1871-1938
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Abolitionists African American abolitionists African American college teachers African American historians African American men African Americans African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Historiography African American social reformers African Americans--Periodicals African Americans--Study and teaching Africans American Civil War (1861-1865) American Revolution (1775-1783) Antislavery movements Biography Blacks Brown, John, Civilization--African American influences Davis, Gerald L Douglass, Frederick, Du Bois, W. E. B.--(William Edward Burghardt), English language Franklin, John Hope, Fugitive slaves Jacobs, Harriet A.--(Harriet Ann), John Brown's Raid (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia : 1859) Johnson, James Weldon, Lincoln, Abraham, Logan, Rayford Whittingham, Maryland Meier, August, Military participation--African American Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (Douglass, Frederick) North America Plantation life Presidents Quarles, Benjamin Race relations Relations with African Americans Slavery Slaves Slaves' writings, American Slaves--Social conditions Southern States Terrell, Mary Church, United States Washington, Booker T., West Virginia--Harpers Ferry Women slaves
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Benjamin Arthur Quarles American historian
Benjamin Arthur Quarles Amerikaans historicus (1904-1996)
Quarles, Benjamin Arthur
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