(RECONSTRUCTION.) Read, Rev. Hollis. The Negro Problem Solved. Africa as She Was, Africa as She is, Africa as She Shall Be. Engraved half-title and 3 engraved plates. 8vo, original gilt-pictorial cloth; small unobtrusive repair at top of spine. New

(RECONSTRUCTION.) Read, Rev. Hollis. The Negro Problem Solved. Africa as She Was, Africa as She is, Africa as She Shall Be. Engraved half-title and 3 engraved plates. 8vo, original gilt-pictorial cloth; small unobtrusive repair at top of spine. New York: A. A. Constantine, 1865 E200/300 FIRST EDITION. Despite the title, not a purely racist work; rather, Read praises African culture and achievement. He sees the "Negro Problem" as 4 million newly-emancipated people, the majority with no jobs, etc. The 3 engravings illus-trate the subtitle which encourages emigration to Africa. Schomburg Collection, rare 326 8C-R; Blockson Collection 3566.