Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White

by David Barton

Publisher:

Wallbuilders

, 2004

Overview

Setting the Record Straight reintroduces this generation to the forgotten heroes and untold stories from our rich African American political history: • The Rev. Richard Allen, the founder of America’s first black denomination • The Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, the first African American to deliver a sermon in Congress • The Rev. Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first black U.S. Senator • Joseph Hayne Rainy, the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress • Jefferson Franklin Long, the first African American to give a speech in the U.S. House • John Rock, the first African American admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar • John Roy Lynch, the first African American to preside over a national political convention • The Rev. Fredrick Douglas, the first African American to be appointed to office in four different presidential administrations These heroes—and many others—are presented in this inspiring documentary of African American political history.

Contents

Top Highlights

“and he was an honored leader at the Democratic National Convention of 1868!” (Page 57)

“allowed to vote in their States until they took an oath of loyalty.^{127” (Page 44)}

“Of the 118 Republicans, all 118 voted to abolish slavery; of the 82 Democrats, only 19 voted to end slavery—only 23 percent of Democrats¹⁰⁷—and those were the northern Democrats!” (Page 37)

“Three-Fifths Clause, claiming that the Constitution says that blacks are only three-fifths of a person.” (Pages 8–9)

“it did not limit its violence simply to black Republicans; white Republicans were also included.^{15” (Page 50)}

Product Details

• Title: Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White
• Author: David Barton
• Publisher: Wallbuilders
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2007
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: African Americans › Politics and government; African Americans › History; African American politicians › History
• ISBNs: 9781932225273, 1932225277
• Resource ID: LLS:SETTNGRECSTR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:57:11Z

About David Barton

David Barton is the founder of WallBuilders, an organization which supports the reunification of church and state. In his writing Barton expresses the view that the United States was founded as a specifically Christian nation, which the majority of historians disagree with.