Aristocrats of Color

Description:

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 and to lead their communities by example. Professor Gatewood's study examines this class of African Americans by looking at the genealogies and occupations of specific families and individuals throughout the United States and their roles in their various communities. --from publisher description.

subjects: African Americans,  History,  Social life and customs,  Upper class,  Mœurs et coutumes,  Classes supérieures,  Noirs américains,  Geschichte (1880-1920),  Geschichte 1820-1920,  Histoire,  Aristokratie,  Elite,  Negers,  Elites,  Afro-Americans,  Upper classes,  African americans, biography,  African americans, history,  African americans, social life and customs

People: Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898),  Josephine Bruce

Places: United States

Times: 19th century,  20th century