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100 1 _aBrown, William Wells,
_d1814?-1884
245 1 4 _aThe Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Man
500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-20
505 0 _aMemoir of the author -- The black man and his antecedents -- The black man, his genius and his achievements: Benjamin Banneker. Nat Turner. Madison Washington. Henry Bibb. Placido. Jeremiah B. Sanderson. Toussaint L'Ouverture. Crispus Attucks. Dessalines. Ira Aldridge. Joseph Cinque. Alexandre Dumas. Henri Christophe. Phillis Wheatley. Denmark Vesey. Henry Highland Garnett. James M. Whitfield. Andre Rigaud. Frances Ellen Watkins. Ex-President Roberts. Alexander Crummell. Alexandre Petion. Martin R. Delany, M. D. Robert Small. Frederick Douglass. Charles L. Reason. Charlotte L. Forten. William H. Simpson. Jean Pierre Boyer. James M'Cune Smith, M. D. Bishop Payne. William Still. Edwin M. Bannister. Leonard A. Grimes. President Geffrard. George B. Vashon. Robert Morris. William J. Wilson. John Mercer Langston. William C. Nell. John Sella Martin. Charles Lenox Remond. George T. Downing. Robert Purvis. Joseph Jenkins. John S. Rock. William Douglass. Elymas Payson Rogers. J. Theodore Holly. James W. C. Pennington. A Man without a Name. Samuel R. Ward. Sir Edward Jordan. Joseph Carter. James Lawson. Capt. Callioux. Capt. Joseph Howard.
508 _ahekula03, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements" by William Wells Brown is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book aims to challenge the prevailing views of racial inferiority, celebrating the achievements and intellectual contributions of Black individuals throughout history. It presents biographies of various notable figures, aiming to highlight the capabilities and rights of Black people. At the start of the book, the author sets the tone by discussing the considerable prejudice faced by the Negro race. Brown contrasts the dehumanizing views held by some regarding the intellectual and moral inferiority of Blacks with the reality of their historical contributions. He touches upon his own background as a former slave and the profound journey toward freedom and self-realization. The opening segues into a commitment to refuting misconceptions about Black capabilities, illustrating how societal perceptions have been shaped by ignorance and malice rather than factual reality. The preface ultimately aims to provide a rich understanding of the strengths and resilience of the Black race in the face of historical oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAfrican Americans -- Biography
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64883
999 _c105706
_d105706