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The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson’s Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia
The Elite of Our People: Joseph Willson’s Sketches of Black Upper-Class Life in Antebellum Philadelphia
First published in 1841, the author wrote this book to convince whites that the African American community in his adopted city of Philadelphia did indeed have a class structure, offering advice to his black readers about how they should use their privileged status.
208 pages, 9ill.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 15, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271020211 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 216 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 232 × 17 mm · 317 g |
| Editor | Winch, Julie (University of Massachusetts--Boston) |