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Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly : a story of the Wilmington massacre , [Inscription facing title page and Full title page]

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Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly : a story of the Wilmington massacre , [Inscription facing title page and Full title page]
Names
Thorne, Jack, 1863?-1941 (Author)
Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931 (Dedicatee)
Hill, M. C. L. (Publisher)
Recorder Print (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Printer)
Wright, Richard R. (Richard Robert), 1878-1967 (Former owner)
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938 (Former owner)
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Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly: a story of the Wilmington massacre

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Publisher: M.C.L. Hill
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Fic (Thorne, J. Hanover)
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Notes
Ownership: Copy in Sc Fic (Thorne, J. Hanover) (accession no. B767498) inscribed: in ink on verso of first free endleaf "Mr. Arthur A. Schomburg: This little volume Hanover is the outpouring of a heart full of love for the people of my race. In it I have attempted to relate to the injustice done them in the year '98 at Wil. N.C. This is the work of one who was reared in Wil. and therefore knows the worth of the victims of mob's fury. Yours sincerely, Jack Thorne. D.B. Fulton." ; Inscribed: in ink on recto of first free endleaf "This copy was obtained thru the kindness of Dr. R.R. Wright Jr. of Pa. Schomburg. June 24/ 1917." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11747384
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 26.701.19
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f197d8b0-b2a8-013e-e8b7-0242ac110004
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  • 1901: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d160a70-e99e-013e-0b78-0242ac110003

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d160a70-e99e-013e-0b78-0242ac110003

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d160a70-e99e-013e-0b78-0242ac110003

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Hanover, or, The persecution of the lowly