Books by James McCune Smith

A Memorial Discourse is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Best known today for his introduction to Frederick Douglas' My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), James McCune Smith was the foremost black intellectual in antebellum America and the first African American to receive a medical degree (from the University of Glasgow). This volume showcases Smith's writings on black education and self-help, citizendship, and fight against racism.