"A Voice of Thunder"
by
George E. Stephens, Donald Yacovone (Editor) |
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A Voice of Thunder: A Black Man's Civil War - Stephens was a black reporter for the black newspaper - Weekly
Anglo-African - when the Civil War broke out. He joined the 54th Massachusetts, one of the first black
Union regiment. Promoted to sergeant, he stormed Battery Wagner with his regiment. Surviving the
Union defeat, Stephens served with the 54th through the end of the war. He corresponded regularly
with his newspaper, detailing life in the Union army for a black soldier. Proud to fight to end slavery,
he protested the federal policy of paying black soldiers less than whites and described white soldiers'
terrible treatment of blacks.
Stephens provided a rare literate black point of view of the war, and
Yacovone gives very detailed background to his life as revealed in each of his letters. Arranged by
topic, the letters illustrate his views on emancipation, military life, and the role of blacks in postwar
America....Thoroughly researched.
Price: $18.95 + $3.00 s/h (MD residents, please add 5% sales tax)
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