This is an account of Africans and Americans of African descent before, during, and after slavery by one of the most important figures in the campaign for racial equality in the United States. Beginning with a description of the African heritage of black Americans, Booker T. Washington goes on to focus on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and how slaves were exploited in North America, before detailing how slavery came to be abolished there and the effect it had on the African American population who found themselves ...
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This is an account of Africans and Americans of African descent before, during, and after slavery by one of the most important figures in the campaign for racial equality in the United States. Beginning with a description of the African heritage of black Americans, Booker T. Washington goes on to focus on the history of the Atlantic slave trade and how slaves were exploited in North America, before detailing how slavery came to be abolished there and the effect it had on the African American population who found themselves finally free. His description of "The Negro as a Freeman" is particularly important because Washington was himself born a slave, freed at the age of nine, and witnessed this period of American history for himself.
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G+ No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) Pub by Doubleday, Page, 1909, same date TP & CP, NAP, 1st edition. 2 vols., vol 1 inscribed & SIGNED by Booker T. Washington on Half-Title page: "To Rev. Robert C. Bedford to whom the whole South owes a (deep? ) debt of gratitude, Booker T. Washington, Nov. 19, 1909." This page has come unbound & has been celo-taped back in place (@#$%? ! ) by previous owner---tape does not impinge upon handwriting. Generally Good+ cond. hardcovers now in archival Brodart, no dj's. Burgundy cloth over bds w/ gilt lettering on spines. Fore-& bottom edges deckle-cut, top edges gilt. Light bumping, light wear to exteriors. P/O's brief Christmas gift inscription inside both front covers. Bindings tender in a few places, & starting in a couple, but holding, & generally sound. Vol. 1 incl b&w Frontis portrait w/ tissue guard. 332pp & 437pp. Books are square, straight & clean except as noted, overall G+ cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
