The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1972 - African Americans Source material quoting from diaries, letters, court decisions, poetry, statements, articles, etc. by 137 different authors. |
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... Cotton David Christy , although not a Southerner or a strong advocate of slavery , published in 1855 one of the most popular defenses of the Southern slave system , Cotton Is King . In the work , portions of which follow , Christy ...
... Cotton David Christy , although not a Southerner or a strong advocate of slavery , published in 1855 one of the most popular defenses of the Southern slave system , Cotton Is King . In the work , portions of which follow , Christy ...
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... cotton planters , the copartnership has been eminently advantageous . How far the other agricultural interests of the United States are promoted by extending the cultivation of cotton may be inferred from the census returns of 1850 and ...
... cotton planters , the copartnership has been eminently advantageous . How far the other agricultural interests of the United States are promoted by extending the cultivation of cotton may be inferred from the census returns of 1850 and ...
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... cotton regions , and have been instructed to detest emigration to Liberia . Their improvement has not been such as was anticipated ; and their more rapid advancement cannot be expected while they remain in the country . The free colored ...
... cotton regions , and have been instructed to detest emigration to Liberia . Their improvement has not been such as was anticipated ; and their more rapid advancement cannot be expected while they remain in the country . The free colored ...
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
WILLIAM PICKENS The Emperor of Africa | 20 |
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