Black, white, colored : the hidden story of an insurrection, a family, a southern town, and identity in America / Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAn et Noble.

Author/creator Noble, Lauretta Malloy author.
Other author Noble, LeeAn et, author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Amistad, 2025.
Copyright Date 2025
Descriptionxxviii, 210 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Hidden story of an insurrection, a family, a southern town, and identity in America
Contents Africans, Scots, and Americans -- 1865 -- Gransfather William -- People and places -- A backyard war -- Post-insurrection -- Another new beginning -- Southern tea -- Coming of age -- Country to town -- Going back to move forward.
Abstract "In the late nineteenth century, Laurinburg, North Carolina, was a beacon of racial calm--a place where Blacks and whites could live and work together. Black families like the Malloys became landlords, business owners, and doctors. Thriving together and changing the economic landscape. But that progress was shattered on the eve of Election Day, 1898, when supremacist groups launched a bloody attack, forcing Laurinburg's Black citizens to flee. This riot was beginning of the only recorded insurrection, stripping middle-class Blacks--who made strides during Reconstruction--of their seats on every electoral board. With meticulous research drawn from sources including The New York Age and census records, the descendants of the town's early Black leaders, Lauretta Malloy Noble and LeeAn et Noble uncover the trailblazing achievements of their ancestors. Piecing together proof of Black resilience in a region shaped by profound adversity whose contributions extended beyond Laurinburg to institutions including Howard University and Meharry Medical College. Black, White, Colored is the first book to shine a spotlight on the events in Laurinburg and its impact on the town's Black occupants, giving Laurinburg its rightful place in American history"-- Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 197-210).
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formBiographies.
ISBN9780063352223
ISBN0063352222 (hardcover)