School History of the Negro Race in America, from 1619 to1890
Entry/Object ID
L2009.4.5
Description
A School History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to1890 was written by Edward Johnson to counteract the lack of African American representation in textbooks, or to correct, as he says "the sin of omission and commission on the part of white authors." Among those whose accomplishments he presents are: Benjamin Banneker, Crispus Attucks, Frederick Douglass, and Nat Turner. He includes men involved in all areas of life and society.
200/Hardbound/Illustrations.
