Bruce Grit: The Black Nationalist Writings of John Edward Bruce
- ISBN-10
- 1572332107
- ISBN-13
- 9781572332102
- Category
- African American intellectuals
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ. of Tennessee Press
- Authors
- William Seraile, John Edward Bruce
Description
However, by the end of his life, he became disillusioned and concluded that the best hope for their future lay in emigration back to Africa."--BOOK JACKET.
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