E-Book, Englisch, 422 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
Green Secret City
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7535-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
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A History of Race Relations in the Nation's Capital
E-Book, Englisch, 422 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7535-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
The efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the efforts of a minority of white Washingtonians to effect an understanding with the Negroes-make this a fascinating story.
Originally published in 1967.
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Frontmatter, pg. i
Foreword, pg. vii
Contents, pg. xi
Illustrations, pg. xiii
I. Washington in 1965, pg. 1
II. The Emergence of a Self-Reliant Negro Community, 1791-1831, pg. 13
III. The Challenge of New Adversity, 1831-1860, pg. 35
IV. Civil War and Social Revolution, 1861-1865, pg. 55
V. Reaching toward Citizenship and Its Responsibilities, 1865-1867, pg. 75
VI. The Struggle for Full Civil Rights, 1868-1878, pg. 91
VII. The Withering of Hope, 1879-1901, pg. 119
VIII. The Beginnings of Organized Protest, 1901-1916, pg. 155
IX. War, Race Riots, and New Nadir, 1917-1928, pg. 184
X. The Upward Turn, 1929-1939, pg. 215
XI. A New Alignment, 1939-1945, pg. 250
XII. The Legal Battle for Washington, 1946-1954, pg. 274
XIII. Laying the Foundations of a New Social Order, 1954-1961, pg. 313
Bibliographical Note, pg. 339
Bibliography, pg. 349
Index, pg. 363
