The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860

Download or read book The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860 written by Carter G. Woodson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This substantial treasury contains hundreds of lettersexchanged by African Americans and abolitionists in thetumultuous decades preceding the Civil War. It recapturesthe voices of slaves and freemen, lawyers, ministers, andpolitical and philosophical leaders, including FrederickDouglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and many others. Notavailable elsewhere, this essential reference for students ofAmerican history and politics provides a nuanced portrait ofabolitionist politics during the sixty years that led up to theCivil War.Reprint of The Association for the Study of Negro Life andHistory, Washington, DC, 1926 edition.