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Contents
the african past | 3 |
before the mayflower | 29 |
the negro in the american revolution | 49 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Before the Mayflower; a history of black America |
| Author | Lerone Bennett |
| Edition | 4, illustrated |
| Publisher | Johnson Pub. Co., 1969 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Nov 8, 2006 |
| Length | 461 pages |
| Subjects | › › African Americans Afro-Americans History / United States / General Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies |
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