Download or read book A Social History of the American Negro written by Benjamin Griffith Brawley and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-12-01 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive, scrupulously documented work by a distinguished black historian traces the history of African-Americans from the years of pre-colonial exploration through the turbulent period of slavery, rebellion, "emancipation," and the halting social progress of the early 20th century.