TY - GEN T1 - John Edward Bruce : Politician, Journalist, and Self-Trained Historian of the African Diaspora. A1 - Crowder, Ralph L. LA - English PP - New York PB - NYU Press YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_ocn784884470 AB - John Edward Bruce, a premier black journalist from the late 1800's until his death in 1924, was a vital force in the popularization of African American history. "Bruce Grit," as he was called, wrote for such publications as Marcus Garvey's nationalist newspaper, The Negro World, and McGirt's Magazine. Born a slave in Maryland in 1856, Bruce gained his freedom by joining a regiment of Union soldiers passing through on their way to Washington, DC. Bruce was in contact with major figures in African American history, including Henry Highland Garnett and Martin Delany, both instrumental i. OP - 258 CN - E185.97.B8 SN - 9780814772324 SN - 0814772323 SN - 9780814715185 KW - Bruce, John Edward. KW - Bruce, John Edward KW - African Americans : Politics and government. KW - African Americans : Intellectual life. KW - Pan-Africanism. KW - African diaspora. KW - African Americans : Historiography. KW - African American historians : Biography. KW - African American journalists : Biography. KW - African American political activists : Biography. KW - Noirs américains : Politique et gouvernement. KW - Noirs américains : Vie intellectuelle. KW - Panafricanisme. KW - Africains : Pays étrangers. KW - Noirs américains : Historiographie. KW - Historiens noirs américains : Biographies. KW - Journalistes noirs américains : Biographies. KW - Activistes noirs américains : Biographies. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Cultural Heritage. KW - African American historians KW - African American journalists KW - African American political activists KW - African Americans : Historiography KW - African Americans : Intellectual life KW - African Americans : Politics and government KW - African diaspora KW - Pan-Africanism KW - Biographies ER -