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Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, "The Original Black Elite"

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February 24, 2017

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In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of the New York Times bestseller A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era--embodied in the experiences of an influential figure of the time, academic, entrepreneur, and political activist and black history pioneer Daniel Murray.

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New York TimesA SlaveWhite HouseJim Crow Era--embodiedDaniel Murray FoundedCarla CohenBarbara MeadeProse Bookstore

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