Ebook: Sparkling gems of race knowledge worth reading: a compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child
Author: Haley James T
- Tags: African Americans
- Series: Black biographical dictionaries 1790-1950 112
- Year: 1897
- Publisher: J.T. Haley & Co
- City: Nashville, Tenn
- Language: English
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James T. Haley's purpose in conceiving this book was to instigate a "moral revolution" within the black community. By recounting the stories of numerous, successful blacks, Haley hoped to inspire African Americans to adopt the "the qualities of thrift, order, virtue, and manliness."
Abstract: James T. Haley's purpose in conceiving this book was to instigate a "moral revolution" within the black community. By recounting the stories of numerous, successful blacks, Haley hoped to inspire African Americans to adopt the "the qualities of thrift, order, virtue, and manliness."