This is the first comprehensive collection of writings by Martin Delany, one of the nineteenth century's most influential African American leaders. Levine presents nearly 100 documents, two-thirds of which have not been reprinted since their initial publications.

Black Soldiers' Stories.

Pittsburgh, the Mystery, Freemasonry --Prospectus of the Mystery -- Not Fair -- Liberty or Death -- Young Women -- Self-Elevation Tract Society -- Farewell to Readers of the Mystery -- Eulogy on the Life and Character of the Rev. Fayette Davis -- The Origin and Objects of Ancient Freemasonry -- The North Star -- Western Tour for the North Star -- True Patriotism -- Sound the Alarm -- Liberia -- Political Economy -- Domestic Economy -- Southern Customs--Madame Chevalier -- Annexation of Cuba -- The Redemption of Cuba -- Letter to M.H. Burnham, 5 October 1849 -- Delany and Frederick Douglass on Samuel R. Ward -- Debating Black Emigration -- Protest against the First Resolution of the North American Convention -- The Condition, Elevation, Emigration and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States -- Letter to Oliver Johnson, 30 April 1852 -- Letter to William Lloyd Garrison, 14 May 1852 -- Letter to Frederick Douglass, 10 July 1852 -- Delany and Douglass on Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Letter to Douglass, 30 May 1853 -- Call for a National Emigration Convention of Colored Men -- Letter to Douglass, 7 November 1853 -- Political Destiny of the Colored Race on the American Continent -- Political Aspect of the Colored People of the United States -- What Does It Mean? -- Letter to Garrison, 19 February 1859 -- Blake; or, The Huts of America -- Comets -- Africa -- A Project for an Expedition of Adventure -- Letter to Henry Ward Beecher, 17 June 1858 -- Canada--Captain John Brown -- Martin R. Delany in Liberia.