Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.
Contents:
Appreciating neglected voices : John Edward Bruce and the struggle to liberate the race -- From slavery to freedom : John Edward Bruce's childhood and adolescence -- Bldyen, Crummell, and Bruce : mentors, patrons, and the evolution of a Pan-African intellectual network -- Race, politics, and patronage : John Edward Bruce and the Republican Party -- Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and John Edward Bruce's career as a journalistic hired gun -- The popularization of African American history : John Edward Bruce as historian, bibliophile, and Black history advocate -- "Grand old man of the movement" : John Edward Bruce, Marcus Garvey, and the UNIA -- The making of a race man : the meaning and significance of John Edward Bruce's life.
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