Julie Winch Explained

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

Notes and References

1. https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/75/4/1311/930230
2. Book: The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia. Penn State Press. 0271043024 . Google Books.
3. Book Reviews: A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten, by Julie Winch.. Matthew. Mason. November 11, 2002. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 654–657. journals.psu.edu.
4. Web site: A GENTLEMAN OF COLOR | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
5. Web site: THE CLAMORGANS | Kirkus Reviews. www.kirkusreviews.com.
6. https://academic.oup.com/ahr/article-abstract/117/2/525/31140?login=false
7. Web site: Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Julie Winch, Featuring Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs - Museum of the American Revolution.
8. Web site: A Gentleman of Color with Julie Winch and Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs | Read the Revolution. www.youtube.com.
9. Once We Were Slaves: The Extraordinary Journey of a Multi-Racial Jewish Family. Julie. Winch. January 1, 2021. Civil War Book Review. 23. 4. 10.31390/cwbr.23.4.07. free.
10. Book: Winch, Julie. Philadelphia's Black Elite: Activism, Accommodation, and the Struggle for Autonomy, 1787-1848. November 11, 1988. Temple University Press. 9780877225157 . 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 . 10.2307/2163141 . 2163141 . 0002-8762.
12. Delombard . Jeannine Marie . Bruce . Dickson D. . 2002 . Winch . Julie . Rohrbach . Augusta . Turning Back the Clock: Black Atlantic Literary Studies . The New England Quarterly . 75 . 4 . 652–653 . 10.2307/1559863 . 1559863 . 0028-4866.
13. Book: Clamorgan, Cyprian. The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis. July 30, 1999. University of Missouri Press. 9780826263599 . Google Books.
14. Book: The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia. Penn State Press. 0271043024 . Google Books.
15. Web site: The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson's Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia Edited by Julie Winch. www.psupress.org.