Destiny and Race: Selected Writings, 1840-1898 - Softcover

Crummell, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870237896 ISBN 13: 9780870237898

Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press, 1992

Synopsis

A major 19th-century reformer and intellectual, Alexander Crummell was the first black American to receive a degree from Cambridge University. After working in Liberia, he founded the American Negro Academy. This volume of selected writings by Crummell aims to prompt a re-evaluation of his work.

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From Library Journal

This well-edited work reestablishes the importance of a leading African American thinker. A 19th-century Episcopal minister, reformer, and pan-Africanist, Crummell had a major influence on subsequent black activists, particularly W.E.B. Dubois. This collection, which includes sermons, letters, and unpublished lecture notes, displays his passion for racial justice and disdain for emotional religiosity, also tracing his deep fascination with Africa and Africa's relevance for black Americans. Moses (director, Afro-American Studies, Boston Univ.) succeeds in restoring Crummell to his rightful place as a major influence. Although some of the selections are dated and a bit dull, this book belongs in all libraries with solid African American holdings.
- Anthony O. Ed monds, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.
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Edition details

• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870237896
• ISBN 13: 9780870237898
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Moses Wilson J.