A Short History of the American NegroMacmillan, 1939 - 288 pages |
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Page 22
... cause of the Negro was making in England at the time . Early in the eight- eenth century sentiment against the slave trade began to develop among the Christian people of the country . Pamphlets telling of the evils of slavery were ...
... cause of the Negro was making in England at the time . Early in the eight- eenth century sentiment against the slave trade began to develop among the Christian people of the country . Pamphlets telling of the evils of slavery were ...
Page 37
... caused Phillis to hasten her return to America . This best friend died after a few months , in 1774 , her husband in 1778 ... cause of the Negro . Within four years ( 1834- 1838 ) , when the antislavery agitation was rising to its height ...
... caused Phillis to hasten her return to America . This best friend died after a few months , in 1774 , her husband in 1778 ... cause of the Negro . Within four years ( 1834- 1838 ) , when the antislavery agitation was rising to its height ...
Page 212
... cause demanded that they rise above distinctions of race or class ; and when the American Federation of Labor was organized in 1884 , it began by opposing any discrimina- tion . Twenty years later , however , there developed a change of ...
... cause demanded that they rise above distinctions of race or class ; and when the American Federation of Labor was organized in 1884 , it began by opposing any discrimina- tion . Twenty years later , however , there developed a change of ...
Contents
The African Slave Coast | 1 |
Servitude and Slavery | 7 |
The First Blows for Liberty | 14 |
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