John H. Wilson Family Papers
Author | : John H. Wilson |
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Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : African American families |
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Author | : John H. Wilson |
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Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : African American families |
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Author | : Farel Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : Farel Kirkpatrick |
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Total Pages | : 979 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780913062258 |
Author | : Farel Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 2002 |
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Author | : Donley Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2002 |
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Author | : John L. Myers |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2009-07-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 076184743X |
Already a leader of the Republican party when the Civil War began, Henry Wilson had distinguished himself as the most important Congressional figure on military and antislavery and pro-black legislation during the war. During the Era of Reconstruction, Wilson fought to protect the rights of the newly-freed slaves, but he was opposed to the severe punishment of Confederate leaders and initially tried to be conciliatory toward President Johnson's lenient policies. Soon Wilson joined others in promoting Congress's own Reconstruction program, including the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Military Reconstruction Acts, and the impeachment of the President. He became the Republican Party's most frequently-used campaign speaker. Long recognized as a spokesman for labor, he was also the foremost national politician promoting the cause of prohibition. He wrote the most authoritative three-volume work on the causes of the Civil War from the northern viewpoint. He was also a frequent contributor to the era's most influential religious periodical. In 1872, Wilson was rewarded for his political activities when he was nominated and elected as the country's vice-president.
Author | : Edna W. Teagarden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : United States |
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Thomas, Samuel, and Sarah Wilson were the children of John Wilson and Mary Hill of County Cork, Ireland. They were brought to Washington County, Iowa by their Hill grandparents after the death of both of their parents. Descendants and relatives scattered throughout the United States.
Author | : Library of Congress |
Publisher | : Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service |
Total Pages | : 1368 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Genealogy |
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The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.
Author | : Mary Wallace Wilson |
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Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1952 |
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Author | : Henry Wiencek |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 2020-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1250276152 |
As the country enters a new era of conversations around race and the enduring impact of slavery, The Hairstons traces the rise and fall of the largest slaveholding family in the Old South as its descendants—both black and white—grapple with the twisted legacy of their past. Spanning two centuries of one family’s history, The Hairstons tells the extraordinary story of the Hairston clan, once the wealthiest family in the Old South and the largest slaveholder in America. With several thousand black and white members, the Hairstons of today share a complex and compelling history: divided in the time of slavery, they have come to embrace their past as one family. For seven years, journalist Henry Wiencek combed the far-reaching branches of the Hairston family tree to piece together a family history that involves the experiences of both plantation owners and their slaves. Crisscrossing the old plantation country of Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi, The Hairstons reconstructs the triumphant rise of the remarkable children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the enslaved as they fought to take their rightful place in mainstream America. It also follows the white descendants through the decline and fall of the Old South, and uncovers the hidden history of slavery's curse—and how that curse followed slaveholders for generations. Expertly weaving stories of horror, tragedy, and heroism, The Hairstons addresses our nation’s attempt to untangle the twisted legacy of the past, and provides a transcendent account of the human power to overcome.