Black Judas

Black Judas
Author: John David Smith
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2019-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0820356255

William Hannibal Thomas (1843–1935) served with distinction in the U.S. Colored Troops in the Civil War (in which he lost an arm) and was a preacher, teacher, lawyer, state legislator, and journalist following Appomattox. In many publications up through the 1890s, Thomas espoused a critical though optimistic black nationalist ideology. After his mid-twenties, however, Thomas began exhibiting a self-destructive personality, one that kept him in constant trouble with authorities and always on the run. His book The American Negro (1901) was his final self-destructive act. Attacking African Americans in gross and insulting language in this utterly pessimistic book, Thomas blamed them for the contemporary “Negro problem” and argued that the race required radical redemption based on improved “character,” not changed “color.” Vague in his recommendations, Thomas implied that blacks should model themselves after certain mulattoes, most notably William Hannibal Thomas. Black Judas is a biography of Thomas, a publishing history of The American Negro, and an analysis of that book’s significance to American racial thought. The book is based on fifteen years of research, including research in postamputation trauma and psychoanalytic theory on selfhatred, to assess Thomas’s metamorphosis from a constructive race critic to a black Negrophobe. John David Smith argues that his radical shift resulted from key emotional and physical traumas that mirrored Thomas’s life history of exposure to white racism and intense physical pain.

Southern Ohio Legends & Lore

Southern Ohio Legends & Lore
Author: James A. Willis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2022-08-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439675651

Scary, mysterious & just plain weird stories from Southern Ohio The southern portion of the Buckeye State has long attracted its fair share of colorful characters and odd occurrences. Infamous bootlegger George Remus rose to power shortly after moving to Cincinnati. Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys, was born and raised in southern Ohio. Some even say creatures not of this planet are drawn to the area, which has had numerous UFO sightings. In the same region, an unassuming university professor got away with murder, an eccentric built his version of a European castle using nearby river rocks, and a headless motorcycle ghost roams a rural roadway. Ride along with author James A. Willis as he ventures into Southern Ohio in search of all things strange and spooky.

Come Walk with Me

Come Walk with Me
Author: Sharon L. Guinaugh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2010-07-31
Genre: Cemeteries
ISBN: 9780984225682

Come Walk With Me is a complete guide to the only cemetery found in Fairview Park. The fact that this beloved landmark overlooks the beautiful Metroparks only adds to the serenity of the locale. Once a township cemetery, the grounds now contain over 1,000 individuals from all walks of life. Delve into the pages of this book to learn more about the pioneers, veterans and history-makers of old Rockport Township. Come Walk With Me strives to introduce the cemetery's permanent residents by honoring them through brief biographical sketches that may contain vital dates, relationships to other family members, place of origin, occupations, causes of death and other interesting details about their lives. In addition, the author has collected historical photographs of many of those interred here, and they are reproduced in remarkable detail. Walking through the cemetery is simplified and enhanced by the reference maps included for each section. This all-inclusive guidebook also includes a complete history of the cemetery, appendices of veterans, causes of death, occupations, and plat and deed owners. A comprehensive index completes the work. This handbook can be used for personal tours, as a reference for class instruction, and as a valuable source for genealogical information. Nowhere else will you find a more comprehensive collection of data about the people who rest here. This is the ultimate, indispensable source for anyone interested in this peaceful and historic cemetery undertaken by an author who is totally dedicated to its preservation.

The Dunbar Family History of Robert Dunbar (1773-1831) and Descendants of His Ten Children

The Dunbar Family History of Robert Dunbar (1773-1831) and Descendants of His Ten Children
Author: Audrey Anita Allen Schroeder
Publisher:
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1996
Genre: Middle West
ISBN:

Robert Dunbar lived in Pennsylvania about 1800 when his oldest children were born. He was married to Magdalena Bretz and she was the mother of several of his ten known children. The names of his other spouses are unknown. Information on many of his descendants who gradually moved west is given in these volumes. Descendants now live in Washington, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, and elsewhere.