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Alexander Crummell : a Study of Civilization and Discontent / Wilson Jeremiah Moses.

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This remarkable biography, based on much new information, examines the life and times of one of the most prominent African-American intellectuals of the nineteenth century. Born in New York in 1819, Alexander Crummell was educated at Queen's College, Cambridge, after being denied admission to Y...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Moses, Wilson Jeremiah, 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, ©1989.
Subjects:
Crummell, Alexander, > 1819-1898.
Black nationalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Pan-Africanism > History.
African Americans > Biography.
Crummell, Alexander, > 1819-1898
African Americans.
Black nationalism.
Pan-Africanism.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Early Years (1819-1840); 3. The Struggles of a Young Priest (1841-1847); 4. Arrival in England (1848-1849); 5. Cambridge Influences (1849-1853); 6. Adjustment to Africa (1853-1861); 7. Changing Attitudes in America and a Visit Home (1853-1863); 8. Liberia College and the Politics of Knowledge (1863-1867); 9. Last Battles with the Bishop (1867-1870); 10. Missionary Work and Final Disillusionment (1870-1872); 11. Reconsidering the Destiny of Black Americans (1872-1882); 12. A Man of Mark (1882-1894); 13. Pastor Emeritus (1894-1896)
  • 14. Tuskegee Under Fire: The American Negro Academy (1896-1898)15. Crummell's Universality and Significance; Notes; Bibliography; Appendix: Constitution and By-Laws of the American Negro Academy; Index.

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