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The Africanization to America, 1855

 Item — Box: 13, Folder: 5
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 6 Item 1
Image of The Africanization to America
Image of The Africanization to America

Scope and Contents

Finished manuscript of book written in Elizabeth Wood Kane's handwriting, dated 1855. Contains opinions by Thomas L. Kane on African Americans.

Dates

  • 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.

Subjects

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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