QUARLES, Benjamin.
The Negro in the American Revolution.
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press , 1976.
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First Edition of The Negro in the American Revolution; Signed by Benjamin Quarles
Later printing of this examination of the roles and experiences of Black Americans during the Revolutionary War. Octavo, original publisher's blue cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, "Benjamin Quarles Baltimore, Maryland." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Elizabeth Resnick. Uncommon signed.
The Negro in the American Revolution by Benjamin Quarles is a foundational work in African American historiography that examines the complex roles and experiences of Black people—both enslaved and free—during the American Revolutionary era. Quarles challenges earlier narratives that marginalize African Americans by documenting their participation as soldiers, laborers, spies, and fugitives, and by analyzing how the rhetoric of liberty intersected with the realities of slavery. Drawing on military records, pension files, and personal accounts, the study situates Black actors within broader political and military developments, revealing how their contributions and strategic choices influenced both the conduct of the war and subsequent debates over freedom and citizenship. Quarles’s work remains influential for its rigorous integration of African American agency into the history of the Revolution and for expanding the field’s understanding of the period’s social and cultural dimensions.
The Negro in the American Revolution.
$600.00
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