Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59 by Van Buskirk, Judith L.
Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59 by Van Buskirk, Judith L.

Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59

The Revolutionary War encompassed at least two struggles: one for freedom from British rule, and another, quieter...
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Author: Judith L. Van Buskirk
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Language: English
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Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59 by Van Buskirk, Judith L.

Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59

$111.99 $62.38
Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59 by Van Buskirk, Judith L.

Standing in Their Own Light: African American Patriots in the American Revolution Volume 59

$111.99 $62.38
Author: Judith L. Van Buskirk
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

The Revolutionary War encompassed at least two struggles: one for freedom from British rule, and another, quieter but no less significant fight for the liberty of African Americans, thousands of whom fought in the Continental Army. Because these veterans left few letters or diaries, their story has remained largely untold, and the significance of their service largely unappreciated. Standing in Their Own Light restores these African American patriots to their rightful place in the historical struggle for independence and the end of racial oppression.

Revolutionary era African Americans began their lives in a world that hardly questioned slavery; they finished their days in a world that increasingly contested the existence of the institution. Judith L. Van Buskirk traces this shift to the wartime experiences of African Americans. Mining firsthand sources that include black veterans' pension files, Van Buskirk examines how the struggle for independence moved from the battlefield to the courthouse--and how personal conflicts contributed to the larger struggle against slavery and legal inequality. Black veterans claimed an American identity based on their willing sacrifice on behalf of American independence. And abolitionists, citing the contributions of black soldiers, adopted the tactics and rhetoric of revolution, personal autonomy, and freedom.

Van Buskirk deftly places her findings in the changing context of the time. She notes the varied conditions of slavery before the war, the different degrees of racial integration across the Continental Army, and the war's divergent effects on both northern and southern states. Her efforts retrieve black patriots' experiences from historical obscurity and reveal their importance in the fight for equal rights--even though it would take another war to end slavery in the United States.

Author: Judith L. Van Buskirk
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 07/02/2018
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780806161877

About the Author
Van Buskirk, Judith L.: - Judith L. Van Buskirk is Professor of History at the State University of New York, Cortland, and the author of Generous Enemies: Patriots and Loyalists in Revolutionary New York.
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