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Brian Purnell Editor

Brian Purnell is assistant professor of Africana studies at Bowdoin College, USA.

The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North cover

The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North

Komozi Woodard - Paperback

£27.99

The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North cover

The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North

Komozi Woodard - Hardback

£74.00