Quarles, Benjamin

The Negro in the American Revolution by Benjamin Quarles ( Book )
29 editions published between 1961 and 1998 in English and held by 2,656 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

The Negro in the making of America by Benjamin Quarles ( Book )
64 editions published between 1964 and 1996 in English and held by 2,447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Today's civil rights struggle and its three century background as seen by a famous Negro historian" - Cover

Frederick Douglass by Benjamin Quarles ( Book )
22 editions published between 1948 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,413 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 Civil War by Benjamin Quarles ( Book )
36 editions published between 1953 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,143 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 )
23 editions published between 1969 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
African American contributions to the abolitionist movement are studied in this examination of lesser known abolitionist groups and their leaders

Black mosaic essays in Afro-American history and historiography by Benjamin Quarles ( )
6 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 1,661 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lincoln and the Negro by Benjamin Quarles ( Book )
15 editions published between 1962 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Traces the development of Lincoln's thought on slavery and recounts the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation

Allies for freedom; Blacks and John Brown by Benjamin Quarles ( Book )
7 editions published between 1974 and 2001 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Negro American; a documentary history by Leslie H Fishel ( Book )
12 editions published between 1967 and 1968 in English and held by 1,172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Black American; a documentary history by Leslie H Fishel ( Book )
18 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 1,147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide