Unwritten history

Unwritten History is the autobiography of Levi Jenkins Coppin, a preacher, missionary and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. His story begins with his boyhood in Maryland, just prior to the Civil War, and involves his preaching career, his editorship of the A.M.E. Church Review, his election to the bishopric in 1900, his missionary work in Africa, and his role as bishop in South Carolina and Alabama. He acknowledges the persons most influential in his career, and relates more personal events. His book includes observations on a variety of subjects, such as the Civil War, Emancipation, slavery, the favorable effects of education on his race, and the nature of the people of South Africa, although his primary concern remains the A.M.E. Church.