The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era

by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor

Book Overview

In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House 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.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062346105
• ISBN13: 9780062346100
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Amistad Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 8.6"