100 Years After Emancipation. (History of the Philadelphia Negro), 1787 to 1963.

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A comprehensive report on the social and economic condition of the African American community in Philadelphia from 1787 to 1963. From the preface, “This book, which is a history of the Philadelphia Negro, covering the period from 1787, when Absalom Jones and Richard Allen founded the Free African Society, to 1963, the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation…” Topics include; Religion and the Church, Education, the Civil War, Fraternal Life, Medicine, Politics, the Negro Lawyer, Commerce, Sports and Entertainment. Very useful as well for numerous photo-illustrated thumbnail sketches of Philadelphian African Americans.

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