Book/Printed Material Light after darkness : being an up-to-date history of the American Negro

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Title

  • Light after darkness : being an up-to-date history of the American Negro

Summary

  • A brief history of African American and slavery in the U.S. and the post-Civil War achievements and current state of Black Americans with respect to population, the arts, literature, and politics. Benjamin was an A.M.E. church pastor, lawyer, politician, and orator.

Contributor Names

  • Benjamin, Robert C. O., 1855-
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Xenia, Ohio : Marshall & Beveridge, Printers, 1896.

Subject Headings

  • -  African Americans--History
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 42 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 port. ; 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. F, no. 7

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898138

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Benjamin, Robert C. O, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Light after darkness: being an up-to-date history of the American Negro. Xenia, Ohio: Marshall & Beveridge, Printers, 1896. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/91898138/.

APA citation style:

Benjamin, R. C. O. & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1896) Light after darkness: being an up-to-date history of the American Negro. Xenia, Ohio: Marshall & Beveridge, Printers. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898138/.

MLA citation style:

Benjamin, Robert C. O, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Light after darkness: being an up-to-date history of the American Negro. Xenia, Ohio: Marshall & Beveridge, Printers, 1896. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91898138/>.