Saint-Dominguan refugees of African descent and the forging of ethnic identity in early National Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-126

  Davies, John ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 78649262365     PISSN: 00314587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5215/pennmaghistbio.134.2.109     Document Type: Review

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