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The Africanization of America, 1855

 Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 6 Item 1
Image of The Africanization of America
Image of The Africanization of America

Scope and Contents

Draft of a book written alternately in Thomas L. Kane's and Elizabeth Wood Kane's handwriting, dated 1855. Contains opinions by Kane on African Americans.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1855

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

135 sheets ; 34 x 21 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Contents: Jamaica -- The southern United States and the West Indies -- The English system -- The American system -- The mulatto -- The nigger -- Men and brethren -- Pocahontas -- White black laws -- Fusion, extermination, or transportation -- What a fine thing it is to be a theorist.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Provo Utah 84602 United States

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