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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... held that , in refusing to protect the rights of Ne- groes , the federal government was being derelict in its duty . Many Negroes worked during the 1880s for passage of bills introduced by New Hampshire's Republican Senator Henry W ...
... held that , in refusing to protect the rights of Ne- groes , the federal government was being derelict in its duty . Many Negroes worked during the 1880s for passage of bills introduced by New Hampshire's Republican Senator Henry W ...
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... held before 1860 the plight of the slave was always given special emphasis . Although delegates to the meetings held between 1865-1900 were often middle - class persons , much attention always was given to the plight of the most ...
... held before 1860 the plight of the slave was always given special emphasis . Although delegates to the meetings held between 1865-1900 were often middle - class persons , much attention always was given to the plight of the most ...
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... held at El Paso for the nomination of candidates for a senator and representatives in Congress and state and other offices , upon the Democratic ticket ; that the plaintiff , being a member of the Democratic Party , sought to vote but ...
... held at El Paso for the nomination of candidates for a senator and representatives in Congress and state and other offices , upon the Democratic ticket ; that the plaintiff , being a member of the Democratic Party , sought to vote but ...
Contents
ALAIN LOCKE The High Cost of Prejudice | 3 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
WILLIAM PICKENS The Emperor of Africa | 20 |
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