The Works of James Mccune Smith Black Intellectual and Abolitionist |
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| Author:
| Smith, James McCune |
| Editor:
| Stauffer, John |
| Foreword by:
| Gates, Henry Louis |
| Series title: | Collected Black Writings |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-530961-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Best known today for his introduction to Frederick Douglas' My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), James McCune Smith was the foremost black intellectual in antebellum America and the first African American to receive a medical degree (from the University of Glasgow). This volume showcases Smith's writings on black education and self-help, citizendship, and fight against racism.
Best known today for his introduction to Frederick Douglas' My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), James McCune Smith was the foremost black intellectual in antebellum America and the first African American to receive a medical degree (from the University of Glasgow). This volume showcases Smith's writings on black education and self-help, citizendship, and fight against racism.