Cover of The original Black elite

Book 2017

The original Black elite

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Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Language
English
Published
2017
  • Social life and customs
  • Race relations
  • Upper class African Americans
  • National Afro-American Council
  • African American leadership
  • African American librarians
  • African Americans
  • African American intellectuals

"Chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era embodied in the experiences of an influential figure of the time, academic, entrepreneur, and political activist and black history pioneer Daniel Murray"--Provided by publisher.