A Statistical Inquiry Into the Condition of the People of ColourA discussion and statistics on the occupations, means of livelihood, real estate owned, rate of population increase since 1837, schools, beneficial societies, penitentiary inmates, and churches of Philadelphia's African American community. |
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| Title | A Statistical Inquiry Into the Condition of the People of Colour |
| Author | Society of Friends |
| Publisher | Kite & Walton, 1849 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Aug 7, 2006 |
| Length | 44 pages |
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