Julie Winch

Julie Winch is a history professor and author in the United States. She was born in London. She wrote a book about Philadelphia's black elite ^[1] and edited, introduced, and footnoted Joseph Wilson's account of the city's elite before the Civil War. ^[2] She also wrote a book about James Forten ^{[3] [4]} and the prominent family of Jacques Clamorgan in St. Louis and the Clamorgan family. ^{[5] [6]}

She spoke about James Forten at the Museum of the American Revolution. ^{[7] [8]} She reviewed Laura Arnold Leibman's book about a Jewish family. ^[9]

Writings

• Philadelphia's Black Elite; Activism, Accommodation, and the Struggle for Autonomy 1787-1848 Temple University Press (1988) ^{[10] [11]}
• A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten Oxford University Press (2003) ^[12]
• James Forten; Liberty's Black Champion (2011)
• The Clamogans; One Family's History of Race in America (2011)
• Between Slavery and Freedom; Free People of Color in America from Settlement to the Civil War Rowman & Littlefield (2014)

Editor

• The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis University of Missouri Press (1999) ^[13]
• The Elite of Our People; Joseph Willson’s Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia (2000) ^[14] based on Sketches of the Higher Classes of Colored Society in Philadelphia (1841) ^[15]

See also

• Willard B. Gatewood

References

1. Greene, Larry A. (March 1989). "Philadelphia's Black Elite: Activism, Accommodation, and the Struggle for Autonomy, 1787–1848. By Julie Winch. (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988. Xi + 240 pp. $34.95.)" . Journal of American History. 75 (4): 1311–1312. doi:10.2307/1908676. JSTOR   1908676.
2. The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia. Penn State Press. ISBN   0271043024 – via Google Books.
3. Mason, Matthew (November 11, 2002). "Book Reviews: A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten, by Julie Winch". Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography: 654–657 – via journals.psu.edu.
4. "A GENTLEMAN OF COLOR | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
5. "THE CLAMORGANS | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
6. Glover, Lorri (2012). "Julie Winch. The Clamorgans: One Family's History of Race in America. New York: Hill and Wang. 2011. Pp. 416. $35.00" . The American Historical Review. 117 (2): 525–526. doi:10.1086/ahr.117.2.525-a.
7. "Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Julie Winch, Featuring Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs - Museum of the American Revolution".
8. "A Gentleman of Color with Julie Winch and Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs | Read the Revolution". April 17, 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
9. Winch, Julie (January 1, 2021). "Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family". Civil War Book Review. 23 (4). doi: 10.31390/cwbr.23.4.07 .
10. Winch, Julie (November 11, 1988). Philadelphia's Black Elite: Activism, Accommodation, and the Struggle for Autonomy, 1787-1848. Temple University Press. ISBN   9780877225157 – via Google Books.
11. Harris, Sheldon (1990). "Review of Philadelphia's Black Elite: Activism, Accommodation, and the Struggle fo Autonomy, 1787-1848" . The American Historical Review. 95 (1): 259. doi:10.2307/2163141. ISSN   0002-8762. JSTOR   2163141.
12. Delombard, Jeannine Marie; Bruce, Dickson D. (2002). Winch, Julie; Rohrbach, Augusta (eds.). "Turning Back the Clock: Black Atlantic Literary Studies" . The New England Quarterly. 75 (4): 652–653. doi:10.2307/1559863. ISSN   0028-4866. JSTOR   1559863.
13. Clamorgan, Cyprian (July 30, 1999). The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis. University of Missouri Press. ISBN   9780826263599 – via Google Books.
14. The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia. Penn State Press. ISBN   0271043024 – via Google Books.
15. "The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia Edited by Julie Winch". www.psupress.org.