Review of The "Colored Hero" of Harper's Ferry in the American Historical Review

The current issue of the American Historical Review has a very favorable review of my book, The "Colored Hero" of Harper's Ferry: John Anthony Copeland and the War against Slavery.

Here is a sample:

Lubet valiantly explores one of history's unknowns, John Anthony Copeland, a black freedom fighter who joined John Brown's infamous invasion of Harper's Ferry. While Lubet does not fully rescue the black Oberlinite from the deep shadow of this event or its central protagonist, the author's efforts to illuminate one of Brown's virtually unknown compatriots are heartening and thought provoking.

You can read the whole review here.