A Short History of the American NegroMacmillan, 1939 - 288 pages |
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... represented about 14 per cent of the total population . When the first census was taken in 1790 , the percentage of Negroes to total popu- lation was 19.3 , 757,208 being the number in the states . Of these 697,897 were slaves ...
... represented about 14 per cent of the total population . When the first census was taken in 1790 , the percentage of Negroes to total popu- lation was 19.3 , 757,208 being the number in the states . Of these 697,897 were slaves ...
Page 200
... representing the new temper , especially as this affected the younger group of men and women , one might note the organization in Chicago in February , 1936 , of the National Negro Congress , which issued its call to all persons , of ...
... representing the new temper , especially as this affected the younger group of men and women , one might note the organization in Chicago in February , 1936 , of the National Negro Congress , which issued its call to all persons , of ...
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... representing as many forms of anguish , was ex- " The Impenitent Thief . " Another production of these years was " Man Carrying Dead Body , " in which a soldier bore upon his back the body of a comrade that had lain on the field for ...
... representing as many forms of anguish , was ex- " The Impenitent Thief . " Another production of these years was " Man Carrying Dead Body , " in which a soldier bore upon his back the body of a comrade that had lain on the field for ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The First Blows for Liberty | 14 |
THE ERA OF THE REVOLUTION | 20 |
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