The Black Calhouns: From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family

by Gail Lumet Buckley

In The Black Calhouns , Gail Lumet Buckley--daughter of actress Lena Horne--delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African-American family from Civil War to Civil Rights. Beginning with her great-great grandfather Moses Calhoun, a house slave who used the rare advantage of his education to become a successful businessman in post-war Atlanta, Buckley follows her family's two branches: one that stayed in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802126278
• ISBN13: 9780802126276
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.1"