description: Born a slave in 1849, the nephew of two of the major leaders of the antislavery movement, GrimkT graduated from Harvard Law School and became an influential participant in African-American intellectual life and politics. This biography is grounded in an array of primary sources, particularly the letters and writings of GrimkT and his contemporaries. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Archibald Grimke: Portrait of a Black Independent
titlecomplete: Archibald Grimke: Portrait of a Black Independent (Southern Biography Series)
publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr