History of the
American Negro
And His Institutions
Volumes I & II - Georgia Edition
Edited By A. B. Caldwell, 1917
688 + 415 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable
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This scarce culturally important antiquarian book is offered to protect, preserve and promote the
world's literature. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book
reprints, I have chosen to offer this title even though it does not include the last
Volume VII (West Virginia).
Current reprint editions are offered elsewhere for $35-$80 per volume.
Volumes I and II - Georgia Edition, 688 + 415 pages Volume III - South Carolina Edition, 757 pages Volume IV - North Carolina Edition, 864 pages Volume V - Virginia Edition, 630 pages Volume VI - Washington, D.C. Edition, 303 pages PREFACE - Volume I "This first volume of The History of the American Negro and His Institutions, Georgia Edition, is not complete and exhaustive. It is merely a beginning and is offered to the public with the hope that it may prove of genuine interest and helpfulness,
especially to those ten million American citizens who have more or less of African blood, and whom we know as Negroes. They are a very vital part of our civic life ; and coming out of generations of slavery, which was itself preceded by a long period ofmental and moral darkness, they have during their first half century as free American citizens undergone changes and developments of which comparatively little is known except in the most fragmentary way, even by their closest white neighbors; and the Negroes themselves have had no means of acquiring any comprehensive knowledge of the achievements of their race. "There has heretofore been no publication covering this field in a large way, though it is one of vital concern to the whole American nation in general and the Negroes in particular, and affords much material of the most thrilling interest to the student of human nature and of human history. It is a story of heroic struggle crowned with noble achievement. Perhaps no other phase of American life presents as much fine story-material as does the experience of the American Negro since Emancipation. "It is true that, daily and hourly, the press of the country grinds out matter of one kind or another pertaining to the Negro. Much of this is characterized by shallowness and levity, and deals in an exaggerated way with their crimes and foibles; while that which deals with the achievements and accomplishments of the better and more successful element of the race passes almost unrecorded and without notice. "We are not unmindful that there have appeared from time to time important publications from the hands of capable writers which are true to life and of incalculable value; but they touch only here and there the broader field which in this work we are endeavoring to cover with some thoroughness. "We undertake to tell in the biographical department of individual struggles and triumphs, as the most tangible, concrete
examples of their life and work. These biographies are written from an appreciative point of view. Our effort has not been to criticise nor to find fault. Rather it has been our effort to find what is worthy and what is best, and by sympathetic treatment make a work which will be a source of helpful inspiration to the present and succeeding generations. At the same time truth has been prized more highly than a good story, and the biogra- phies have been made as accurate and as true to life as possible. It is not improbable that here .and there errors may have crept in, and we cannot vouch for the entire correctness of every statement where we are dependent upon others for facts. Nor do we expect every one to agree with all we say, since different men see things differently. We do believe, however, that with the care that has been exercised in the preparation of this volume, we have approached near enough to accuracy to make the work one of real value and creditable to all who are identified with it. "As the title indicates, it is contemplated that the completed work will cover the entire American field in all its important phases, one or more volumes being devoted to each state where there is sufficient Negro population to warrant it, and the other states being grouped. We have endeavored to set a high standard in this, the first (Georgia) volume."
Also available for $19.95 is a single CD with all six volumes, and also includes: - Bonus #1 - A Short History of the American NegroBy Benjamin Griffith Brawley, 1917247 pages, searchable and- Bonus #2 - 20th Century Negro LiteratureBy D. W. Culp, 1902472 pages