Posts Tagged ‘Shields Green’
In February 1859, A Fateful Meeting on the Road to Harpers Ferry
February looms large in the story of Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army, my contribution to the canon of the famous abolitionist who led 18…
Read MoreThe Eugene L. Meyer Papers
At the risk of sounding grandiose, I’m pleased to announce that The Eugene L. Meyer Papers are now available for public inspection at the Hornbake Library of the University of…
Read MoreShields Green: He Went with the Old Man
“I think I’ll go with the old man.” With these words, on Aug. 21, 1859, Shields Green sealed his fate. The “old man” was John Brown, and Green was a…
Read MoreOn This Day in History: Two of John Brown’s Black Raiders Executed.
John Anthony Copeland and Shields Green were hanged on Dec. 16, 1859 in Charlestown, Virginia (now West Virginia) for their role in the raid on Harpers Ferry. They were two…
Read MoreIn Celebration of Black History Month: FIVE FOR FREEDOM
In honor of Black History Month we welcome Gene Meyer, a prominent journalist and the author of Five for Freedom.
Read MoreFIVE FOR FREEDOM: Author Zoom Talk (Alexandria, Va. Library)
Journalist and author Eugene L. Meyer joins us to talk about his book “Five for Freedom: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army.” The Zoom talk, Tuesday evening, Sept.…
Read More“Five for Freedom” garners high praise from Journal of Military History
Eighteen months after its publication, FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army continues to garner praise. The latest comes from “The Journal of Military History,” a…
Read MoreThis Is the Week That Was: FIVE FOR FREEDOM is here and now!
I’m proud to report that the e-book version of FIVE FOR FREEDOM: The African American Soldiers in John Brown’s Army is #3 on Amazon’s list of hot new releases in…
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