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
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lcrbmrp.t0f07
Library of Congress Control Number: 91898138
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Description: 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.
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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/.

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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/.

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