Leading the Race The Transformation of the Black Elite in the Nation's Capital, 1880-1920 |
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Author:
| Moore, Jacqueline M. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1903-4 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $46.50USD $46.50 |
Book Description:
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A re-evaluation of the role of the black elite in America after the Reconstruction. It examines how their self-interest interacted with the needs of the black community in Washington, DC, the centre of black society at the turn of the century.
A re-evaluation of the role of the black elite in America after the Reconstruction. It examines how their self-interest interacted with the needs of the black community in Washington, DC, the centre of black society at the turn of the century.