A Short History of the American NegroMacmillan, 1939 - 288 pages |
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Benjamin Brawley. 69. Uncle Tom's Cabin . In the year 1852 appeared a book that had an amazing sale and that made a peculiar appeal to the heart of the country . For some years Harriet Beecher Stowe , wife of a theological professor ...
Benjamin Brawley. 69. Uncle Tom's Cabin . In the year 1852 appeared a book that had an amazing sale and that made a peculiar appeal to the heart of the country . For some years Harriet Beecher Stowe , wife of a theological professor ...
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... appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and The World's Work , were brought together in a volume en- titled The Souls of Black Folk , whose remarkable style has made it probably the most important book in classic English yet written by a Negro ...
... appeared in The Atlantic Monthly and The World's Work , were brought together in a volume en- titled The Souls of Black Folk , whose remarkable style has made it probably the most important book in classic English yet written by a Negro ...
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... appeared several who could speak with force and authority . Only a few of the more prominent authors can be mentioned . Claude McKay , who came to the United States from Jamaica , was the most vigorous of the new group of poets . A ...
... appeared several who could speak with force and authority . Only a few of the more prominent authors can be mentioned . Claude McKay , who came to the United States from Jamaica , was the most vigorous of the new group of poets . A ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The First Blows for Liberty | 14 |
THE ERA OF THE REVOLUTION | 20 |
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