Title: The original Black elite
Description: "Chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era embodied in the experiences of an influential figure of the time, academic, entrepreneur, and political activist and black history pioneer Daniel Murray"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Race relations, Upper class African Americans, National Afro-American Council, African American leadership, African American librarians, African Americans, African American intellectuals, Biography, History, African americans, biography, Librarians, Intellectuals, African americans, social life and customs, United states, race relations, African americans, history, Upper class, African americans, intellectual life, United states, history, 1865-, New York Times reviewed, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural Heritage, HISTORY / United States, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Places: United States
People: Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852-1925)
Time periods: 20th century, 1877-1964, 19th century