ISBN:
0826263593
,
9780826263599
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0826212360
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9780826212368
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiii, 122 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Clamorgan, Cyprian, b. 1830 Colored aristocracy of St. Louis
DDC:
305.89607307866
Keywords:
Clamorgan, Cyprian 1830-
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Clamorgan, Cyprian
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Clamorgan, Cyprian 1830-
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Clamorgan, Cyprian
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Free African Americans Social conditions
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19th century
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Missouri
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Saint Louis
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Elite (Social sciences) History
;
19th century
;
Missouri
;
Saint Louis
;
Elite (Social sciences) History 19th century
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Free African Americans Social conditions 19th century
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Soziale Situation
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies
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Elite (Social sciences)
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Race relations
;
Social conditions
;
Oberschicht
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Free African Americans ; Social conditions
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History
;
Saint Louis (Mo.) Social conditions
;
19th century
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Saint Louis (Mo.) Race relations
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Saint Louis (Mo.) Race relations
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Saint Louis (Mo.) Social conditions 19th century
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Saint Louis 〈Mo.〉
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Schwarze
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Missouri ; Saint Louis
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Electronic book
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"In 1858, Cyprian Clamorgan wrote a brief but immensely readable book entitled The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis. The grandson of a white voyageur and a mulatto woman, he was himself a member of the "colored aristocracy." In a setting where the vast majority of African Americans were slaves, and where those who were free generally lived in abject poverty, Clamorgan's "aristocrats" were exceptional people. Wealthy, educated, and articulate, these men and women occupied a "middle ground." Their material advantages removed them from the mass of African Americans, but their race barred them from membership in white society." "The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis is both a serious analysis of the social and legal disabilities under which African Americans of all classes labored and a settling of old scores. Somewhat malicious, Clamorgan enjoyed pointing out the foibles of his friends and enemies, but his book had a serious message as well. "He endeavored to convince white Americans that race was not an absolute, that the black community was not a monolith, that class, education, and especially wealth, should count for something.""--Jacket
Abstract:
Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Clamorgans of St. Louis; The Colored Aristocracy of St. Louis; Annotations; Bibliography; Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-113) and index. - Description based on print version record
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