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Calvin Dill Wilson (1857 - 1946) was a reverend, poet, and author. He researched African Americans who owned slaves.[1] He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1938.

W. E. B. Du Bois wrote to him.[2]

Writings

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  • "Black Masters: A Side-Light on Slavery"[3] North American Review[4]
  • White Slavery: An American Paradox, with Carol Wilson
  • The Drama of One Hundred Acres
  • The Story of the Cid for Young People (1901)
  • The Flight of the Hebrews; Told for Young Readers (1902)[5]
  • The Faery Queen, First Book (1906)[6]
  • Making the Most of Ourselves; A series of talks for Young People (1909)[7]
  • “Negroes Who Owned Slaves” Popular Science Monthly, 81, November 1912[8][9]
  • Working one's way through college and university; a guide to paths and opportunities to earn an education at American colleges and universities Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co., 1912[10]
  • Glendale the Beautiful (1931)

References

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  1. ^ "ohiohistory.org / The African American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920 / African Methodist Episcopal Church Review, Vol. 29, Num. 3". dbs.ohiohistory.org.
  2. ^ "Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Calvin Dill Wilson, April 30, 1907". credo.library.umass.edu.
  3. ^ Schweninger, Loren L. "Prosperous Blacks in the South, 1790-1880". libres.uncg.edu.
  4. ^ Wilson, Calvin Dill (November 1, 1905). "Black Masters: A Side-Light on Slavery". The North American Review – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Wilson, Calvin D. 1857- (Calvin Dill) [WorldCat Identities]".
  6. ^ Wilson, Calvin D; Seymour, Ralph Fletcher; Spenser, Edmund (January 12, 1906). "The faery queen: first book". A.C. McClurg & Co. – via Open WorldCat.
  7. ^ "Calvin D. Wilson (Wilson, Calvin D. (Calvin Dill), 1857-) | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  8. ^ "Negroes who owned slaves". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  9. ^ "Cornell University Library Digital Collections Bookreader". reader.library.cornell.edu.
  10. ^ Wilson, Calvin D. (January 12, 1912). Working one's way through college and university; a guide to paths and opportunities to earn an education at American colleges and universities. A. C. McClurg & Co. – via HathiTrust.
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