Cheerful yesterdays.
Series: The American Negro; his history and literature
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911; Antislavery movements -- United States; Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
Description: Higginson was a radical member of the Boston Vigilance Committee that plucked captured slave runaways from the hands of sheriffs or Federal Marshalls bent on returning them to Southern masters; he rode with abolitionist riflemen in "Bleeding Kansas;" in 1859 he was one of the "Secret Six" who sponsored John Brown's raid. During the Civil War he was the logical choice to lead the First South Carolina Colored Volunteers; he earned the respect of his black soldiers and under his leadership they soon earned the respect of every military foe or friend they encountered.
Notes: Reprint of the 1899 ed.