The Rise and Progress of the Kingdoms of Light & Darkness. Or, the Reign of Kings Alpha and Abado
| Title | The Rise and Progress of the Kingdoms of Light & Darkness. Or, the Reign of Kings Alpha and Abado |
| Year for Search | 1867 |
| Authors | Blackson, Lorenzo D[ow](b. 1817) |
| Date Published | 1867 |
| Publisher | J. Nicholas, Printer |
| Place Published | Philadelphia, PA |
| Keywords | African American author, Male author |
| Annotation | Christian allegory reflecting the battle between good and evil on earth and in the Celestial Country from the creation onwards into a future where good wins. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Gregg Press, 1968. |
| Illustration | Illus. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | African American (b. 1817) author whose parents had been slaves; his father was freed and was able to buy his mother’s freedom, so the author was born free. The author describes himself as a minister in the African Union Church (later the American Union Church), which had split from the white Methodist Episcopal Church. |
| Full Text | 1867 Blackson, Lorenzo D[ow] (b. 1817). The Rise and Progress of the Kingdoms of Light & Darkness. Or, the Reign of Kings Alpha and Abado. Illus. Philadelphia, PA: J. Nicholas, Printer. Includes “Sketch of the Life of the Author (3-15), “A Supplement by the Author” that includes additional material on the text and poems by the author (241-73), and a detailed “Contents” that summarizes the book (274-88). Rpt. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Gregg Press, 1968. PSt Christian allegory reflecting the battle between good and evil on earth and in the Celestial Country from the creation onwards into a future where good wins. African American author whose parents had been slaves; his father was freed and was able to buy his mother’s freedom, so the author was born free. The author describes himself as a minister in the African Union Church (later the American Union Church), which had split from the white Methodist Episcopal Church. |
