From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol

From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol

Author: John Mercer Langston

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13:

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"Although his mother was a former slave, his wealthy planter father bequeathed him enough money to put him through school. After completing the literary program at Oberlin College, Langston studied theology and then law, passing the Ohio Bar in 1854 ... . His pages shed light on the abolitionist crusade, the participation of the Negro in the Civil War and Reconstruction."--An introduction by Benjamin Quarles.


From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol

From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol

Author: John Mercer Langston

Publisher: Hansebooks

Published: 2017-07-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783337232108

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From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol - Or the First and Only Negro Representative in Congress from the Old Dominion is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.


The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art

The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art

Author: Andrea Barnwell Brownlee

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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The Evans Collection reveals the diversity and aesthetic genius of historical predecessors, and reaffirms the vital contributions that African Americans continue to make to the nation's culture."--BOOK JACKET.