Date of Award

8-1-1969

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

Abstract

On November 15, 1908 the New York Times carried the following: "Bassett - 146 Fulton St., Brooklyn, Nov. 14, Ebenezer D. Bassett." This nine word obituary comprises the eulogy for Ebanezer Don Carlos Bassett United States Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti, 1869-1877; the first Negro appointed to a high diplomatic post in the United States.

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of History and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska at Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts. Copyright 1969, Robert Plante

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