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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08410 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | The prosperity of the South dependent upon the elevation of the Negro |
| Date | 1889 |
| Author | Blair, Lewis Harvie (1834-1916) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | First edition inscribed, but not signed, by "the author" on free front endpaper. Inscription dated January 7, 1894. Published by Everett Waddey, Richmond, Virginia. |
| Subjects | Reconstruction African American History |
| People | Blair, Lewis Harvie (1834-1916) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | African Americans; Reconstruction; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Preliminary research suggests that Blair was a Virginian who served in the Confederate army, but subsequently argued in favor of African-American rights. As a free-trade advocate, his primary rhetorical method was to appeal to the economic interests of whites. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |