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The Pepperpot Man

Ralph H. Jones

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Description:Peter Battis, "The Pepperpot Man," was a familiar figure as he cried his wares along the cobbled streets of post-Colonial Philadelphia. He was also known as a Negro freeman of integrity and substance among the free colored citizens of Quakertown. And it is of their lives and their fate that this finely researched novel tells.Ralph H. Jones draws an authentic picture of Peter's Philadelphia, from 1740 to the Civil War. It is a picture sometimes striking in the similarity of events then ... and now. As escaping slaves came into the city, antagonism stirred among whites who feared for their jobs, and the better-class free Negroes began to suffer discrimination .. and to be relegated to the status of their unfortunate racial counterparts.How did they react? What did the white citizenry do? And what contributions were these people of color able to make to the community? The answers are given in a story that recreates the lives of "middle class" Negroes of the time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Pepperpot Man. To get started finding The Pepperpot Man, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 197

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Vantage Press

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Description: Peter Battis, "The Pepperpot Man," was a familiar figure as he cried his wares along the cobbled streets of post-Colonial Philadelphia. He was also known as a Negro freeman of integrity and substance among the free colored citizens of Quakertown. And it is of their lives and their fate that this finely researched novel tells.Ralph H. Jones draws an authentic picture of Peter's Philadelphia, from 1740 to the Civil War. It is a picture sometimes striking in the similarity of events then ... and now. As escaping slaves came into the city, antagonism stirred among whites who feared for their jobs, and the better-class free Negroes began to suffer discrimination .. and to be relegated to the status of their unfortunate racial counterparts.How did they react? What did the white citizenry do? And what contributions were these people of color able to make to the community? The answers are given in a story that recreates the lives of "middle class" Negroes of the time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Pepperpot Man. To get started finding The Pepperpot Man, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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