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The original Black elite

Daniel Murray and the story of a forgotten era

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An edition of The original Black elite (2017)

The original Black elite

Daniel Murray and the story of a forgotten era

First edition.

by

  • 6 Want to read

"Chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era embodied in the experiences of an influential figure of the time, academic, entrepreneur, and political activist and black history pioneer Daniel Murray"--Provided by publisher.

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Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, Amistad Press, Amistad
Language
English
Pages
498

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Subjects

Social life and customs, Race relations, Upper class African Americans, National Afro-American Council, African American leadership, African American librarians, African Americans, African American intellectuals, Biography, History, African americans, biography, Librarians, Intellectuals, African americans, social life and customs, United states, race relations, African americans, history, Upper class, African american librarians, African americans, intellectual life, United states, history, 1865-, New York Times reviewed

People

Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1925)

Places

United States

Times

20th century, 1877-1964, 19th century
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The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
Jan 30, 2018, Amistad
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Cover of: The original Black elite
The original Black elite: Daniel Murray and the story of a forgotten era
2017, Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, Amistad Press, Amistad
in English - First edition.
Cover of: Original Black Elite
Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
2017, HarperCollins Publishers
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Table of Contents

Prologue
Up and coming
The good wife
The Black elite
The good life
The good citizen
Activist couple
Backsliding
Confronting lost ground
National Afro-American Council
Black history pioneer
Courting controversy
Struggling
Father and sons
Disillusioned
Life's work
Ironic fruits
New negro/old cit
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-464) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973/.04960730092, B
Library of Congress
E185.93.D6 T39 2017, E185.93.D6T39 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
498 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
498

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27228219M
ISBN 10
0062346091
ISBN 13
9780062346094
OCLC/WorldCat
970397702

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL20048194W

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