(CROMWELL LIBRARY) William A Sinclair The Aftermath of Slave

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(CROMWELL LIBRARY.) William A. Sinclair. The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the American Negro. xiii, 358, [12] pages including publisher's ads. 8vo, publisher's cloth, backstrip ends chipped, otherwise minor wear; minimal wear to contents, occasional marginal check marks in pencil, rear hinge split; uncut, with a few leaves unopened; inscribed on front pastedown "To J.W. Cromwell, compliments, Wm. A. Sinclair." Boston, 1905

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First edition. Sinclair (1857-1926) was born into slavery, and became a physician, member of the Niagara Movement, and early member of the NAACP. This study covers the period of Reconstruction into the 20th century. Both Sinclair and the recipient Cromwell were important Black intellectuals who shared a background in slavery, making this an interesting association copy. Afro-Americana 9437; Work, 592.

Provenance: family of author and activist John Wesley Cromwell (1846-1927) through his daughter Otelia Cromwell (1874-1972), a noted literary scholar; granddaughter Adelaide M. Cromwell (1919-2019), an important sociologist.