Alfred H. Stone Collection
Volume: 68

3. Joseph Alexander Tillinghast, “The Negro in Africa and America,” Publications of the American Economic Association 3rd ser., 3 (May 1902). (231 p.)

Cross-cultural study of African Americans attempting to determine which characteristics can be traced to their African roots. The monograph is divided into three parts: 1) “The Negro in West Africa,” 2) “The Negro under American Slavery,” and 3) “The Negro as a Free Citizen.” There is no index, but there is a bibliography with approximately 120 titles. Fourteen pages of publications related to the study of economics can be found after the last page.