Kelly Miller's History of The World War for Human Rights. An Intensely Human and Brilliant Account of the World War; Why America Entered the Conflict; What the Allies Fought For; And a Thrilling Account of the Important Part Taken by the Negro in the Tragic Defeat of Germany; The Downfall of Autocracy, and Complete Victory for the cause of Righteousness and Freedom.; Including A Wonderful Array of Striking Pictures Made from Recent Official Photographs, Illustrating and Describing the New and Awful Devices Used in the Horrible Methods of Modern Warfare, together with Remarkable Pictures of the Negro in action in Both Army and Navy. Also Important Contributions by John J. Pershing, the Famous General, Frederick Drinker, the Noted War Correspondent, and E. A. Allen, Author of "The History of Civilization."
Austin Jenkins Co., 1919. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 6.25 inches by 8.25 inches. 712, [30] pages. Decorative front cover. Illustrations. Condensed Chronology of the War. No dust jacket present. Previous owner's [Rev. Wm. Schiebel] in several places. A small piece at the bottom of page 425/426 missing with minor loss of text on page 425 Frontispiece of the author. Cover states the title as Kelly Miller's Authentic History of the Negro in the World War. It is fair to the Negro. Kelly Miller (July 18, 1863 – December 29, 1939) was an American mathematician, sociologist, essayist, newspaper columnist, author, and an important figure in the intellectual life of black America for close to half a century. He was known as "the Bard of the Potomac". Appointed professor of mathematics at Howard in 1890, Miller introduced sociology into the curriculum in 1895, serving as professor of sociology from 1895 to 1934. Miller graduated from Howard University School of Law in 1903. In 1907, Miller was appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His deanship lasted twelve years, and in that time, the college changed significantly. The old classical curriculum was modernized and new courses in the natural sciences and the social sciences were added. Miller was an avid supporter of Howard University and actively recruited students to the school. In 1914, he planned a Negro-American Museum and Library. He persuaded Jesse E. Moorland to donate his large private library on blacks in Africa and the United States to Howard University and it became the foundation for his Negro-Americana Museum and Library center. More