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We All Got History: THE MEMORY BOOKS OF AMOS WEBBER (Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Centennial Series (Sle))
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by Nick Salvatore
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Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
Published by: University of Illinois Press December 12, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0252074408
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0252074400
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
Weighs: 1.6 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
In the midst of his research on labor history, Cornell University historian Salvatore (Eugene V. Debs) accidentally came upon the nine-volume journals of a factory worker named Amos Webber (1826- 1904), an activist in the black communities of Philadelphia and Worcester, Mass. Salvatore makes a yeoman's effort to flesh out citations and contextualize Webber's life, but unfortunately Webber's circumspect writings can't support a fully vitalized portrait of his experiences, motives and passions. Salvatore describes the violence Webber faced in early 19th-century Philadelphia, his role in fraternal organizations like the Odd Fellow and his apparent aid to abolitionists. Webber volunteered for the segregated Massachusetts cavalry and suffered numerous slights, but he took from it sense of the promise of American citizenship?fuel for his moral efforts in the lodge and church to seek equal rights for blacks. Illustrations.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Following his Bancroft and Dunning prize-winning biography of socialist labor leader Eugene V. Debs (Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist, Univ. of Illinois, 1982), historian Salvatore offers a life-and-times biography of a previously unknown black activist named Amos Webber (1826-1904), who lived mostly in Philadelphia and Worcester, Massachusetts. Working from entries Webber logged in so-called memory books preserved at Harvard, Salvatore has developed connections and contexts to clarify black collective relationships and institutional and social structures of the 1800s. His re-creation illuminates not merely the private and public life of one black man but shadows the African American life as lived day to day in its intricacies, values, and commitments. Recommended for U.S. and black history collections.?Thomas J. Davis, SUNY-Buffalo
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: We All Got History: The Memory Books of Amos Webber (Paperback)
Amos Webber maintained a chronicle, a history. He belonged to the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Membership in this organization provided historian Mick Salvatore with a clue to assess the "Thermometer Book" of Amos Webber, a detailed impersonal chronicle, and to find the history of the man, Amos Webber, a light-skinned African American, a soldier in the 5th Cavalry. Webber was born in 1826 in a small town in Bucks County Pennsylvania. He moved to Philadelphia when a young man and attended the Presbyterian Church. Webber's political activism was nurtured by the organizations to which he belonged. One black Presbyterian minister declared that he would preach the Declaration of Independence until it began to be put into practice. Salvatore writes of abolitionist activities in Philadelphia and festivals, such as the one held to celebrate the abolition of slavery in the West Indies in 1838. Webber underscored the significance of John Brown's activities. Webber enjoyed a niche in society akin to that occupied by the white middle class. There was a popular interest in meteorology. By the 1830's there were a series of civilian observers organized by leading scientific investigators. Amos Webber had little formal education. His weather book served multiple purposes of weather journal, commentary on natural patterns, and a way to record his observations of the world around him. His weather books included press clippings. Webber's employer went bankrupt and the business closed in 1860. The Webber family moved to Worcester, Massachusetts. The first volume of his chronicle concluded in October 1860. The start of the second volume is a decade later. Webber was employed in a wire mill. Black collective life appeared thin in comparison to Philadelphia. In Worcester the fall of Sumter caused general excitement. In January 1864 Amos Webber reported to Camp Meigs at Readville, Massachusetts for service in Company D, Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry. Webber was rapidly elevated from private to sergeant. In the 1870's Masonic and Odd Fellow Lodges for African Americans were established in Worcester. Webber participated in these in leadership positions. After the Hayes compromise in 1876 Webber never mentioned reconstruction or its demise in his chronicles. Amos Webber died in 1904. His death was reported to the weekly meeting of Post ten Grand Army of the Republic. Black fraternal organizations sent wreaths. Webber had intense political and moral views. He had been married for fifty two years. His chronicle was largely silent about women. He had inhabited a male world. He understood racism. His beliefs and actions included a persistent demonstration of equality.
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