Allies For Freedom & Blacks On John Brown [Paperback]

John Brown is an endlessly fascinating historical figure. Here are two classic studies by a pioneer in African American studies, one about the place of John Brown in African American history, the other about the reasons for the unique esteem in which he has been held by successive generations of blacks.This two-in-one edition features a new introduction by William S. McFeely, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winningGrant: A Biography.

Benjamin Quarles(1904–1996) was a noted author, editor, and historian and the first African American to be published in what later became theJournal of American History. Africanahails him as a key figure in the emergence of African-American history as an academic discipline.