Publication

1990 - Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana

Language

English

Word Count

112,500 words, Guess

Page Count

450 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing505376
  • Goodreads5084901

Classifications

  • DDC973/.0496073
  • LCCE185.86 .G38 1990

Description

Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race and to lead their communities by example. Professor Gatewood's study examines this class of African Americans by looking at the genealogies and occupations of specific families and individuals throughout the United States and their roles in their various communities. --from publisher description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Aristocrats of color: the Black elite, 1880-1920Indiana University Press1990-01-01

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