Warren G. Harding (Death by Blackness) depicts Harding's life as my family knew it. While growing up, we were never allowed to talk about the relationship to a US President outside of family gatherings because we were "Colored" and Warren was "passing." In 1884 he was a teacher at the local "Colored school" in Marion, Ohio, until he crossed the color line and became the 29th President of the US. Biographies written about Harding are quick to note his parents were descendants of Ohio pioneer families with English and dutch ancestry when, in reality, both of his parents were negroes whose ancestors escaped through the Underground Railroad. this book will set the record straight. Few have come forth to tell the truth. The Internet Encyclopedias reference Warren G. Harding's Blackness openly, to surprise, in view of the fact his Negro ancestry has been squelched by the government and his immediate family members. Moreover, he may have lost his life because of it.
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I really enjoyed reading this book. The author did an excellent job of researching the subject. I would reccomend it highly. Willis Kirk
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Although there have been recent publications by academic rehabilitation `entrepreneurs,' with some attempt at raising Harding's legacy from their own viewpoint, Marsha Stewart has done well to present, from a Black viewpoint, her appraisal of the Harding family. I would also recommend Francis Russell's "Shadow of Blooming Grove" to complete the picture. The core substance of this book is interesting, and is value-added to any serious research of Harding's ancestry.
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Since there isn't a living "historian", "published author",
"professor", etc who can actually state in front of the entire world that they know 100% factual information about their OWN family tree, I take it all with a grain of salt that they know anything 100% factual about past generations of strangers. All "biographies" and whatever else "historians" publish are based on what is found through prior publications and records. Historically, and it is proven, recordkeeping was not the best during "those" times. Talking to the 4th generation 2nd removed cousin, is not factual. It's hearsay. And as with any verbal messaging, the story changes as it's passed from one person to the next. In reading anything, take what you need from it, not as gospel, but as a starting point for your own research. Read the book. Open discussions when questions arise. Do something other than pointing the finger. Like, provide the proof to disprove statements made. The book was interesting. Yes, it raised questions, which any good book should.
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Warren G. Harding won the 1920 Election by a landslide with 61 percent of the popular vote. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, President Harding, White House, New Richmond, New York, Blooming Grove, Civil War, Teapot Dome, New England, San Francisco, Underground Railroad, Edgar Hoover, John Harding, Warren Harding, Black Nationalist, Florence Harding, Morrow County, New London, Thomas Jefferson, Bureau of Investigation, Iberia College, Jess Smith, Jim Crow, Master Harding, Middle East New!
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United States, President Harding, White House, New Richmond, New York, Blooming Grove, Civil War, Teapot Dome, New England, San Francisco, Underground Railroad, Edgar Hoover, John Harding, Warren Harding, Black Nationalist, Florence Harding, Morrow County, New London, Thomas Jefferson, Bureau of Investigation, Iberia College, Jess Smith, Jim Crow, Master Harding, Middle East New!
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- The Strange Death of President Harding by Gaston B. Means on 4 pages
- Civil War by Geoffrey Ward in Back Matter
- Goodbye to Uncle Tom: An analysis of the myths pertaining to the American Negro, from their origins to the misconceptions of today by J.C. Furnas in Back Matter
- Black Death (Outrider) by Richard Harding on page 89
- Society and Economy in Colonial Connecticut by Jackson Main in Back Matter
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