- SKU: 9781467156134
- BARCODE: 9781467156134
- VENDOR: BooksCloud
Black Civil War Veterans in Washington State - Paperback
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by Cynthia A. Wilson (Author), Denise R. Ottoson (Foreword by)
Men of ValorIn the late 1800s, the new state of Washington promised peace and prosperity to new settlers. At least thirty-three African American men who had served during the Civil War answered the call. Paul Barrows, a former legislator from Mississippi, established the Calvary Baptist Church of Spokane. Gideon H. Stump Bailey became the first African American Justice of the Peace in Franklin. Allin Alfred Hawkins, born into slavery, became one of the wealthiest African American farmers in the Yakima Valley.Author Cynthia A. Wilson uncovers the stories of these courageous men.
Author Biography
Cynthia A. Wilson is an independent researcher of African American military men of the mid-eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries. Formerly a member of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State Inc. Board of Directors, she headed the Black Genealogy Research Group (BGRG) for four years. She contributed several short stories of notable individuals to Quintard Taylor's Blackpast.org website.
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