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Book/Printed Material A constitutional defense of the Negro

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Title

  • A constitutional defense of the Negro

Summary

  • Crapsey, one of the most famous and influential clerics in the Episcopal Church, a writer on religion, and an African American, sharply criticizes southern whites' attitudes towards African Americans. He sees them perpetuating slavery by depriving African Americans of the franchise after the Civil War and makes a plea for recognition of African American civil rights, especially the right to vote. Crapsey calls upon African Americans to organize and to agitate for their rights as citizens under the US Constitution.

Names

  • Crapsey, Algernon Sidney, 1847-1927
  • Metropolitan A.M.E. Church (Washington, D.C.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : A.S. Crapsey, c1901.

Headings

  • -  African Americans--Civil rights
  • -  Slavery--Law and legislation--United States
  • -  Constitutional history--United States

Genre

  • Addresses--Washington (D.C.)--1901

Medium

  • 12 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. 19, no. 2
  • E185 .Z9 box 1, no. 31

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 91898484

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Crapsey, Algernon Sidney, Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A constitutional defense of the Negro. [Washington, D.C.: A.S. Crapsey, 1901] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898484/.

APA citation style:

Crapsey, A. S., Metropolitan A.M.E. Church & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1901) A constitutional defense of the Negro. [Washington, D.C.: A.S. Crapsey] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/91898484/.

MLA citation style:

Crapsey, Algernon Sidney, Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. A constitutional defense of the Negro. [Washington, D.C.: A.S. Crapsey, 1901] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/91898484/>.