Title Unveiled voices, unvarnished memories : the Cromwell family in slavery and segregation, 1692-1972 / Adelaide M. Cromwell ; introduction by Anthony Cromwell Hill

Published Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 348 pages) : illustrations, portraits Contents Genealogical chart -- Introduction: Anthony Cromwell Hill -- Slavery : in the grip of the master, 1692-1851 -- Philadelphia : the City of Brotherly Love? -- The Cromwell family in the City of Brotherly Love, 1851-1926 -- The Cromwell family in Washington's "Secret City," 1871-1972 -- John Wesley Cromwell, Sr. : the light that glowed -- "Ambition for place or fame is not my besetting folly" : letters from Otelia Cromwell to John Wesley Cromwell, Sr. -- "John had never given me a moment's uneasiness" : letters from John Wesley Cromwell, Jr. to John Wesley Cromwell, Sr. -- The two journalists : the friendship between John Edward Bruce and John Wesley Cromwell, Sr. -- The two historians : the friendship between Theophilus Gould Steward and John Wesley Cromwell, Sr. -- Epilogue Summary "Unveiled Voices, Unvarnished Memories is a rare look at the public and private world of individuals who refused to be circumscribed by racism and the ghetto while pursuing their own well-being. Its narrative depth breaks new ground in African American history and offers a unique primary source for that community"--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Cromwell family. Cromwell family -- Correspondence Cromwell, John Wesley, 1846-1927 -- Correspondence Cromwell, John Wesley, 1883-1971 -- Correspondence SUBJECT Cromwell family fast Cromwell, John Wesley, 1846-1927 fast Cromwell, John Wesley, 1883-1971 fast Subject African American families. Social networks -- United States -- Case studies African Americans -- Biography American letters. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry. African American families African Americans American letters Social networks SUBJECT Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography Washington (D.C.) -- Biography Subject Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia United States Washington (D.C.) Genre/Form Biographies Case studies Personal correspondence Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2006027685 ISBN 9780826265432 082626543X 0826216765 9780826216762

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