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Excerpt from A Letter From the Corresponding Secretary of the New York State Inebriate Asylum to the Governor of the State of New York, on the Subject of Appropriation: Dated December 22, 1857The Trustees appointed by the Legislature of the State to found the New York State Inebriate Asy lum, have organized their Board by electing Hon. Benjamin E. Butler, as President, Hon. Wm. T. Mc Coun, vice-president Hon. Josiah B. Williams second vice-pre...
Excerpt from A Letter From the Corresponding Secretary of the New York State Inebriate Asylum to the Governor of the State of New York, on the Subject of Appropriation: Dated December 22, 1857The Trustees appointed by the Legislature of the State to found the New York State Inebriate Asy lum, have organized their Board by electing Hon. Benjamin E. Butler, as President, Hon. Wm. T. Mc Coun, vice-president Hon. Josiah B. Williams second vice-pre...
Although southern Appalachia is popularly seen as a purely white enclave, blacks have lived in the region from early times. Some hollows and coal camps are in fact almost exclusively black settlements. The selected readings in this new book offer the first comprehensive presentation of the black experience in Appalachia. Organized topically, the selections deal with the early history of blacks in the region, with studies of the black communiti...
