An Enquiry Concerning the Intellectual and Moral Faculties and Literature of Negroes |
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Author:
| Gregoire, Henri Hodges, Graham |
Series title: | American History Through Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-56324-913-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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Amongst other things, this book is a devastating critique of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, in which he mused about black inferiority. Its publication in 1810, after Jefferson's opposition to its appearance, was a major event for African Americans.
Amongst other things, this book is a devastating critique of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, in which he mused about black inferiority. Its publication in 1810, after Jefferson's opposition to its appearance, was a major event for African Americans.