A nation within a nation organizing African-American communities before the Civil War / [electronic resource] :
John Ernest.
- Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, Inc., c2011.
- xii, 214 p.
Includes index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
African Americans--Societies, etc.--History--19th century. African American fraternal organizations--History--19th century. African American churches--History--19th century. African Americans--History--19th century.--Congresses African American schools--History--19th century. African American press--History--19th century. African Americans--Race identity--History--19th century. African Americans--Social conditions--19th century. African Americans--Education--History--19th century. Community organization--History--United States--19th century.