Philadelphia's Black Elite

Philadelphia's Black Elite
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Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-13 : 087722515X
ISBN-10 : 9780877225157
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Book Synopsis Philadelphia's Black Elite by : Julie Winch

Download or read book Philadelphia's Black Elite written by Julie Winch and published by . This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the personalities and the policies of two generations of leaders in one of the largest and most influential free black communities in antebellum America. Moving beyond their commitment to antislavery, this work examines the range of other causes to which they devoted themselves, from moral reform and civil rights to Caribbean emigration.


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