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Book/Printed Material An appeal to the king : the address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition, October 21, 1895 Address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition, October 21, 1895

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Title

  • An appeal to the king : the address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition, October 21, 1895

Other Title

  • Address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition, October 21, 1895

Summary

  • Bowen was a professor of historical theology. He gives an oration on the achievements of African Americans thirty years out of slavery. He covers African American history, makes a plea for African American education, and ends with a vision of the "new Negro" who has been freed from slavery and who has the desire and potential to aid further in building the nation.

Names

  • Bowen, J. W. E. (John Wesley Edward), 1855-1933.
  • Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Atlanta, Ga. : [s.n., 1895?]

Headings

  • -  African Americans

Genre

  • Addresses--Georgia--Atlanta--1895

Notes

  • -  Cover title.
  • -  Replace; LC copy under E185.6.B78 replaced by preservation microfilm (Microfilm 41178 E); discarded brittle book 03-21-77 (shelflist card).

Medium

  • 7, [1] p. : port. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E185.6 .B78
  • E449 .D16 vol. B, no. 26 Another copy. Inscription in ink on t.p.: 1895.
  • E449 .D16 vol. 16, no. 2 Another copy.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12002889

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Bowen, J. W. E, Cotton States Exposition, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. An appeal to the king: the address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition. [Atlanta, Ga.: s.n., ?, 1895] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/12002889/.

APA citation style:

Bowen, J. W. E., Cotton States Exposition & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1895) An appeal to the king: the address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition. [Atlanta, Ga.: s.n., ?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/12002889/.

MLA citation style:

Bowen, J. W. E, Cotton States Exposition, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. An appeal to the king: the address delivered on Negro Day in the Atlanta Exposition. [Atlanta, Ga.: s.n., ?, 1895] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/12002889/>.