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David Ruggles by Graham Russell Gao Hodges

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David Ruggles by Graham Russell Gao Hodges

David Ruggles (1810-1849) was of one of the most heroic - and has been one of the most often overlooked - figures of the early abolitionist movement in America. This work provides a biography of this African American activist, writer, publisher, and hydrotherapist who secured liberty for more than six hundred former bond people.
GRAHAM RUSSELL GAO HODGES is George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University. He is author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey, 1613-1863 (UNC Press).
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ISBN 13 9780807833261
ISBN 10 0807833266
Title David Ruggles
Author Graham Russell Gao Hodges
Series The John Hope Franklin Series In African American History And Culture
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 2010-03-15
Number of pages 280
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