Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race

In the years following reconstruction, up until 1920, there developed in the United States a small yet self-aware and active aristocracy. detailed account of th

Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race