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Book/Printed Material A defence of the Negro race in America from the assaults and charges of Rev. J.L. Tucker, D.D., of Jackson, Miss., in his paper before the "Church Congress" of 1882, on "The relations of the church to the colored race"

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Title

  • A defence of the Negro race in America from the assaults and charges of Rev. J.L. Tucker, D.D., of Jackson, Miss., in his paper before the "Church Congress" of 1882, on "The relations of the church to the colored race"

Summary

  • Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for Black liberation and founded the Negro Academy. Crummell gives here broad defense of the African American in the South 15 years after emancipation in response to criticism of southern Blacks by J.L. Tucker, himself an African American. Crummell notes progress in numbers, property, education, and religion by Blacks in the South, giving statistics on African American education as of 1880 and also on church membership. Also included is a discussion of the economic achievements of southern Blacks since emancipation.

Names

  • Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898
  • Murray, Daniel Alexander Payne, 1852-1925, donor
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington : Printed by Judd & Detweiler, 1883.

Headings

  • -  Tucker, J. L.--(Joseph Louis),--1842-1906.--Relations of the church to the colored race
  • -  African Americans

Notes

  • -  LC copy stamped on verso of t.p.: The bequest of Daniel Murray, Washington, D.C. 1925.

Medium

  • 36 p. ; 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. E, no. 1

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898112

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Crummell, Alexander, Daniel Alexander Payne Murray, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A defence of the Negro race in America from the assaults and charges of Rev. J.L. Tucker, D.D., of Jackson, Miss., in his paper before the "Church Congress" of , on "The relations of the church to the colored race". Washington: Printed by Judd & Detweiler, 1883. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898112/.

APA citation style:

Crummell, A., Murray, D. A. P. & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1883) A defence of the Negro race in America from the assaults and charges of Rev. J.L. Tucker, D.D., of Jackson, Miss., in his paper before the "Church Congress" of , on "The relations of the church to the colored race". Washington: Printed by Judd & Detweiler. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898112/.

MLA citation style:

Crummell, Alexander, Daniel Alexander Payne Murray, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A defence of the Negro race in America from the assaults and charges of Rev. J.L. Tucker, D.D., of Jackson, Miss., in his paper before the "Church Congress" of , on "The relations of the church to the colored race". Washington: Printed by Judd & Detweiler, 1883. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898112/>.