History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Negroes as Slaves, As Soldiers and as Citizens

by George W. Williams

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First edition

First edition. Portrait. xix,481; xiii, 1 ,611pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, upper covers ruled in gilt and titled in black, spines lettered in gilt, bevelled board edges, minor wear and spotting. Foxing to the portrait and vol. 1 title, else minor toning to text. Work, p.417; Blockson 9523. See John Hope Franklin, “George Washington Williams and the Beginnings of Afro-American Historiography,” in Critical Inquiry, Vol. 4, No. 4 Summer,

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