As William Wells Brown's first published work and his most widely read autobiography, the 1847 Narrative occupies an important place within not only his oeuvre but also the broader African American literary tradition. Brown would draw directly from the text in many of his later works, among them Clotel, The Escape, and My Southern Home. Preceding this account of Brown's life, however, are two letters and a preface. The first letter William Wells Brown himself writes in thanks to "Wells Brown, of Ohio" (iii), while the second, written by Edmund Quincy, remarks upon the variety of Brown's...
As William Wells Brown's first published work and his most widely read autobiography, the 1847 Narrative occupies an important place within not only h...
Within recent years new forces have swept over great nations, crashing against the established order and, in some cases, obliterating it. The old forces, which survived the centuries, are struggling desperately to maintain themselves against the tides sweeping in from several different seas. In country after country, the old form of democratic government has been supplanted by the new order called Fascism. In many countries where Fascism has not been victorious, powerful movements are under way to establish it and equally powerful movements are struggling bitterly to prevent it. Millions of...
Within recent years new forces have swept over great nations, crashing against the established order and, in some cases, obliterating it. The old forc...
It is my earnest desire to pursue this particular form of study far enough to constitute a fair basis of induction as to the present condition of the American Negro. If, for instance, Boston in the East, Chicago and perhaps Kansas City in the West, and Atlanta, New Orleans and Galveston in the Souths were studied in a similar way, we should have a trustworthy picture of Negro city life. Add to this an inquiry into similarly selected country districts, and certainly our knowledge of the Negro would be greatly increased. The department of history and economics of Atlanta University, where I am...
It is my earnest desire to pursue this particular form of study far enough to constitute a fair basis of induction as to the present condition of the ...
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IDA B. WELLS VERSUS JUDGE LYNCH: The Anti-Lynching Trilogy This book contains three separate works from anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells. At the conclusion of the three volumes, the reader will find an array of photographs depicting lynching victims. This book contains the following works of Ida B. Wells: 1) Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases, 1892]. 2) The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States, 1895]. 3) Mob Rule in New Orleans, 1900].
IDA B. WELLS VERSUS JUDGE LYNCH: The Anti-Lynching Trilogy This book contains three separate works from anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells. At the co...
Narrative of Henry Watson, A Fugitive Slave 1848]. According to his narrative, Henry Watson was born into slavery near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1813. Watson's master, whom he remembers only as "Bibb," worked primarily at raising slaves for sale. Watson's mother, the cook in the great house, was sold when Watson was eight. Shortly thereafter, Watson himself was sold to Parson Janer, with whom he remained only a brief time before being sent to auction in Richmond, Virginia. Watson was purchased by a slave trader named Denton, who forced him to walk, along with many other slaves, to...
Narrative of Henry Watson, A Fugitive Slave 1848]. According to his narrative, Henry Watson was born into slavery near Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1...
THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR AN ADDRESS BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Life And Public Service of General Zachary Taylor An Address by Abraham Lincoln
THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR AN ADDRESS BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN The Life And Public Service of General Zachary Taylor An Address b...
