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245 10 a| Freedom lost, freedom won :b| a personal history of America /c| Eugene Robinson.;

246 30 a| Personal history of America;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Simon & Schuster,c| 2026.;

300 a| 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, genealogical table, portraits ;c| 24 cm;

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337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index.;

520 a| "On March 27, 1829, a wealthy white planter and entrepreneur named Richard Fordham purchased four enslaved African Americans from a woman named Isabella Perman. One of them was Eugene Robinson's great-great-grandfather, a boy called Harry. Starting from this transaction, which took place in Charleston, South Carolina, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won brings to life two hundred years of our nation's history through the eyes of the remarkable family that Harry founded. Assigned a formal name--Harry Fordham--and put to work as a blacksmith, he secured his freedrom a decade before the Civil War. He was there when victorious Union troops marched into Charleston in 1865, ending slavery and guaranteeing liberty for Black people--only on paper, though, and only for a time. Robinson traces the arc of his familial lineage through the repeated cycles in which African Americans have fought their way upward toward freedom and opportunity, been forced back down again, and renewed their determined climb."c| Front book flap.;

505 0 a| The Robinson & Fordham families -- A boy called Harry -- Proud but tenuous freedom -- War and survival -- The making of Major Fordham -- 'Give us a fair chance in life's battle' -- Death and the red summer -- The next Fordham generation -- The Robinsons make the great migration -- Jim Crow and hard times -- White supremacy digs in -- The movement gathers strength -- The Orangeburg Massacre -- A window of opportunity -- The Obama moment -- The backlash-and the cycle continues -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.;

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Freedom lost, freedom won : a personal history of America / Eugene Robinson.

Author/creator	Robinson, Eugene, 1954- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication	New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table, portraits ; 24 cm
Subjects	Robinson, Eugene, 1954- Robinson, Eugene, 1954---Family. African Americans--19th century. African Americans--20th century. Genealogy. United States--History. --19th century. United States--History. --20th century.

Portion of title	Personal history of America
Contents	The Robinson & Fordham families -- A boy called Harry -- Proud but tenuous freedom -- War and survival -- The making of Major Fordham -- 'Give us a fair chance in life's battle' -- Death and the red summer -- The next Fordham generation -- The Robinsons make the great migration -- Jim Crow and hard times -- White supremacy digs in -- The movement gathers strength -- The Orangeburg Massacre -- A window of opportunity -- The Obama moment -- The backlash-and the cycle continues -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract	"On March 27, 1829, a wealthy white planter and entrepreneur named Richard Fordham purchased four enslaved African Americans from a woman named Isabella Perman. One of them was Eugene Robinson's great-great-grandfather, a boy called Harry. Starting from this transaction, which took place in Charleston, South Carolina, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won brings to life two hundred years of our nation's history through the eyes of the remarkable family that Harry founded. Assigned a formal name--Harry Fordham--and put to work as a blacksmith, he secured his freedrom a decade before the Civil War. He was there when victorious Union troops marched into Charleston in 1865, ending slavery and guaranteeing liberty for Black people--only on paper, though, and only for a time. Robinson traces the arc of his familial lineage through the repeated cycles in which African Americans have fought their way upward toward freedom and opportunity, been forced back down again, and renewed their determined climb." Front book flap.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Biographies.
ISBN	1982176717 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781982176716 (hardcover)

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