Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880–1920 by John Coghlan, Willard B. Gatewood Jr.

Aristocrats of Color: The Black Elite, 1880–1920

John Coghlan, Willard B. Gatewood Jr.

464 pages 1990

1 edition

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race and to lead their communities by example. Rank within this black upper class rested on...

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