They knew Lincoln

They knew Lincoln / John E. Washington ; with a new introduction by Kate Masur.

"Originally published in 1942 and now reprinted for the first time, They Knew Lincoln is a classic in African American history and Lincoln studies. Part memoir and part history, the book is an account of John E. Washington's childhood among African Americans in Washington, DC, and of the b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Washington, John E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Anecdotes.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Friends and associates > Attitudes > Anecdotes.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Employees > Attitudes > Anecdotes.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Relations with African Americans > Anecdotes.
African Americans > Attitudes > History > 19th century > Anecdotes.
African Americans > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century > Anecdotes.
Presidents > United States > Biography > Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Anecdotes.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / by Carl Sandburg
  • Prelude
  • Recollections of the Ford Theater neighborhood
  • Part one: Those who loved Lincoln
  • Grandmother: her story of the three C's
  • The beginning of the artist: "Booth's annihilation"
  • Cousin Annie tells about the Keckley and Herndon books
  • Uncle Ben, the preacher: Cartoon of "Riding around the circuit" ; His stories of King Solomon's wisdom ; The divine preparation
  • Aunt Eliza
  • Aunt Eliza's death
  • Aunt Rosetta Wells: her stories of little Tad Lincoln and the White House
  • Uncle Buck
  • Aunt Mary Dines, the contraband singer: her stories of Lincoln's visits to the contraband camp ; Their exercises for him and his part in them
  • Old Aunt Phoebe Bias: her story of the "big watch-meeting" before the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Uncle Sandy: his story of the Ford's Theater ghosts
  • Interlude: slavery in the East
  • Part two: Those who served Lincoln
  • William Slade: confidential messenger and friend
  • Aunt Rosetta Wells: White House seamstress
  • Cornelia Mitchell: White House cook
  • Peter Brown: Butler and waiter at the White House
  • William Johnson: Lincoln's first bodyguard
  • Solomon Johnson: Lincoln's personal barber
  • Part three: Those who remembered Lincoln
  • Aunt Vina: her home and souvenirs of Lincoln ; Her description of Lincoln's funeral
  • Aunt Elizabeth Thomas: heroine of Fort Stevens
  • John Henry Coghill: living witness of Booth's capture and death ; His personal statement
  • Tom Gardiner: how he knew the conspirators and Booth's plans ; Personal statement by him
  • William J. Ferguson: the only witness of all the phases of Lincoln's assassination
  • Part four: The Springfield revelation
  • William de Fleurville: also known as William Florville and "Billy the barber"
  • Part five: Elizabeth Keckley
  • Elizabeth Keckley: companion and confidante of Mrs. Lincoln
  • "Behind the Scenes": story of Mrs. Keckley's book
  • Mary Todd Lincoln: love of the Negro for Lincoln's wife.

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