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Biographies of prominent African American men

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Biographies of prominent African American men

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Heading: (African American, 1887)
Author: Simmons, William J.
Title: Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive, and Rising.
Place Published: Cleveland, Ohio
Publisher:Geo. M. Rewell
Date Published: 1887
Description: 1138 pp. Illustrated. 22.5x15 cm (9x6"), decorative dark green cloth stamped in gilt and black. First Edition.Compilation featuring short biographies of virtually every African-American "man of mark" up to and including the year of publication. William J. Simmons was a Reverend and an ex-slave who eventually became President of the State University of Kentucky, now known as Simmons College of Kentucky.

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Hinges cracked, top and bottom of spine strip torn and loose; occasional foxing, damp stain in bottom right margin, images and text unaffected; very good.

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Biographies of prominent African American men

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