The original Black elite

By Elizabeth Dowling Taylor

Subjects: African American librarians, African american librarians, Biography, African americans, history, African americans, biography, African Americans, African American intellectuals, Upper class, Librarians, African American leadership, African americans, social life and customs, Upper class African Americans, New York Times reviewed, Intellectuals, National Afro-American Council, Social life and customs, United states, history, 1865-, African americans, intellectual life, History, United states, race relations, Race relations

Description: "Chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era embodied in the experiences of an influential figure of the time, academic, entrepreneur, and political activist and black history pioneer Daniel Murray"--Provided by publisher.