The Negro in Indiana before 1900 : a study of a minority
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The Negro in Indiana before 1900 : a study of a minority
Indiana University Press, 1993
1st Indiana University Press ed
- pbk. : alk. paper
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"Published in association with the Indiana Historical Bureau."
Originally published: Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Press, 1957
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780253359889
Description
"This study . . . is a landmark by any standards. It is thorough, wide-ranging, and well written, and clearly reflects the kind of insights that make it a classic. It is as relevant today as it was when it was first published." -John Hope Franklin
A pioneering history of African Americans in a northern state from their first arrival in the eighteenth century, this classic study covers their developing legal and economic status, efforts against white racism, and the founding of distinctive African American institutions: fraternal, social, and charitable organizations; churches; schools. An epilogue surveys developments in the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
1. Involuntary Servitude
2. Population Movement 1816-1860
3. Exclusion and Colonization Movements
4. Personal Liberty
5. Legal, Economic, Social Patterns
6. Churches and Schools
7. Civil War Years
8. Population Changes 1865-1900
9. Attainment of Citizenship and Suffrage
10. Equal Protection of the Laws?
11. Political Activity
12. Education 1865-1900
13. Earning a Livelihood
14. Social Organization
15. Epilogue
Index
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ISBN 9780253359896
Description
"This study...is a landmark by any standards. It is thorough, wide-ranging, and well written, and clearly reflects the kind of insights that make it a classic. It is as relevant today as it was when it was first published." - John Hope Franklin. A pioneering history of African Americans in a northern state from their first arrival in the eighteenth century, this classic study covers their developing legal and economic status, efforts against white racism, and the founding of distinctive African American institutions: fraternal, social, and charitable organizations, churches, and schools. An epilogue surveys developments in the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. Involuntary Servitude 2. Population Movement 1816-1860 3. Exclusion and Colonization Movements 4. Personal Liberty 5. Legal, Economic, Social Patterns 6. Churches and Schools 7. Civil War Years 8. Population Changes 1865-1900 9. Attainment of Citizenship and Suffrage 10. Equal Protection of the Laws? 11. Political Activity 12. Education 1865-1900 13. Earning a Livelihood 14. Social Organization 15. Epilogue Index
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