A Short History of the American NegroMacmillan, 1939 - 288 pages |
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Page 106
... sometimes descended from the early French or Spanish settlers . In Louisiana the F. M. C. ( Free Man of Color ) held a distinct and anomalous place in society . As a free man he had certain rights , and sometimes his property holdings ...
... sometimes descended from the early French or Spanish settlers . In Louisiana the F. M. C. ( Free Man of Color ) held a distinct and anomalous place in society . As a free man he had certain rights , and sometimes his property holdings ...
Page 191
... sometimes on high authority ; and the military police shot and killed on the slightest provoca- tion . At Bourbonne Les Bains the people were told that they must remain indoors when the Negro soldiers ap- peared , carry guns , and not ...
... sometimes on high authority ; and the military police shot and killed on the slightest provoca- tion . At Bourbonne Les Bains the people were told that they must remain indoors when the Negro soldiers ap- peared , carry guns , and not ...
Page 260
... sometimes made to grave social crimes ; but statistics have repeatedly shown that this contention will not hold , and that lynchings have sometimes taken place after minor offences or even by mistake . The more one studies the matter ...
... sometimes made to grave social crimes ; but statistics have repeatedly shown that this contention will not hold , and that lynchings have sometimes taken place after minor offences or even by mistake . The more one studies the matter ...
Contents
The African Slave Coast | 1 |
Servitude and Slavery | 7 |
The First Blows for Liberty | 14 |
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