Portsmouth, Virginia Contributor(s): Newby-Alexander Ph. D., Cassandra (Author), Breckenridge-Haywood, Mae (Author), African American Historical Society of P (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738515817 ISBN-13: 9780738515816 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: Primary Coverage Area: Portsmouth Area, Norfolk, Chesapeake |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Series: Black America |
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.96" W x 9.1" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Topical - Black History |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Whether assisting escapes through the Underground Railroad, forming banks, publishing a newspaper, or providing recreational facilities, Portsmouth's African Americans created one of the most stable middle-class black communities in America. African Americans in Portsmouth built a strong, insulated community because they were cognizant of the need to look inward. Early 20th-century leaders such as Dr. William Reid, Nancy T. Wheeler, and the Reverend Harvey N. Johnson Sr. were civic models and guiding forces for a community emerging from the ravages of slavery, and enduring the hardships of segregation. Black America: Portsmouth, Virginia captures the world of an ever-changing community and a people who persevered, no matter the odds. |
Contributor Bio(s): Newby-Alexander Ph. D., Cassandra: - Cassandra Newby-Alexander, a Norfolk native and historian; Mae Breckenridge-Haywood, a Portsmouth native and retired librarian; and the African American Historical Society of Portsmouth, have culled photographs from a variety of collections and coupled them with an informative text to tell this remarkable story. |