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Setting Down the Sacred Past

African-American Race Histories

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674050792

Publication Date: 04/30/2010

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352 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

Belknap Press

World

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  • Introduction
  • 1. Wonders of the Ancient Past
  • 2. The Children of Gilead
  • 3. The Serpentine Trail
  • 4. Exodus and Ethiopia
  • 5. The Negro Race History
  • 6. “The Grand Traditions of Our Race”
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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