Five Black Lives: The Autobiographies of Venture Smith, James Mars, William Grimes, the Rev. G. W. Offley, [and] James L. Smith |
Contents
Introduction by Arna Bontemps | 1 |
Containing an Account of his Life from the Time of | 11 |
To the Public | 61 |
Copyright | |
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