The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860 and how form and function

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Louisa May Alcott

Hoffmann's magisterial command of the vast Wright literature is matched by his gift for placing the architect in the broader cultural crosscurrents of his time … long a respected Wright authority

This essential collection comprises a trio of the most influential African-American writings of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

The Mind of the Negro As Reflected in Letters During the Crisis 1800-1860 and how form and functionThis nuanced portrait of abolitionist politics in the decades leading up to the Civil War contains hundreds of historically valuable letters. This treasury recaptures the voices of prominent political and philosophical leaders such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison as well as the voices of slaves and free men, ordinary citizens, lawyers, and ministers. Along with documents concerning the active abolitionist movement, this compilation