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Davis, Benjamin J., (1903-1964) The Path of Negro Liberation

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09643.08 Author/Creator: Davis, Benjamin J., (1903-1964) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1947 Pagination: 1 v. : 22 p. ; 18.7 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

This pamphlet is the main report on the question of self-determination and self-government of African Americans in the "Black Belt" of the south. The pamphlet approaches "the question of self determination from the point of view thinking and trends among the Negro people themselves."

Davis, Benjamin J., 1903-1964

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