History of the Negro Race in America from 1619-1880 V1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

by George Washington Williams

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Africa, American History

508 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2006

About the author

George Washington Williams was a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico before becoming a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on American history. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives. In the late 1880s, Williams turned his interest to Europe and Africa. In 1890 he wrote an open letter to King Leopold II about the suffering of the region's native inhabitants. This letter, became a catalyst for an international outcry against the regime running the Congo.

Reviews

[Arnold T · Rating 3 out of 5]

The perspective of the 1870s that the "negro" race has to be civilized makes this a difficult book to read. But the great detail on colonial and revolutionary war slavery, including many extensive original documents in the footnotes" made it worth the effort

[Abram Siegel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The amount of scholarship that converges in this book is astounding. Ohio should be most proud of the author!

[Alanna Strickland]

Can’t finish it, it’s slightly frying my brain. I’ve decided to stop trying to finish books that I’m not enjoying.