Aristocrats of color :

Willard B. Gatewood Jr. 1931-

Aristocrats of color : the Black elite, 1880-1920 / PRINT Willard B. Gatewood. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press , ©1990. - xii, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-436) and index.

"Each of the four parts of this volume is introduced by an exploration of some aspect of the life of the family of Blanche K. Bruce, the black United States senator from Mississippi. In many respects members of the Bruce family constitute the ideal or quintessential aristocrats of color." -- preface. (Blanche Kelso Bruce married Josephine Willson Bruce).

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Josephine Bruce 1853-1923.
Blanche Kelso Bruce 1841-1898.


1800-1999


African Americans--Social life and customs.
African Americans--History--19th century.
African Americans--History--20th century.
Upper class--History--United States--19th century.
Upper class--History--United States--20th century.

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