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Statistics of the colored people of Philadelphia. Taken by Benjamin C. Bacon, and pub. by order of the Board of education of "The Pennsylvania society for promoting the abolition of slavery," etc.
- Title
- Statistics of the colored people of Philadelphia. Taken by Benjamin C. Bacon, and pub. by order of the Board of education of "The Pennsylvania society for promoting the abolition of slavery," etc.
- Author
- Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. Board of education.
- Publication
- Philadelphia, Reprinted by order of the Board of education, 1859.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E185.93.P41 P44 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Bacon, Benjamin C.
- Description
- 24 p.; 22 1/2 cm.
- Summary
- Statistics on African American education (history, enrollment, and physical facilities of various types of schools for blacks in 1854), adult literacy and occupations, crime and criminals from 1835 to mid-1850s, etc., collected to establish a benchmark by which to judge further improvements in condition of Philadelphia's African Americans.
- Subject
- African Americans > Philadelphia > Statistics
- Note
- First published 1856.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- LCCN
- ^^^12014692^
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library