Title From slavery to civil rights : on the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-present / Hilary Mc Laughlin-Stonham

Published Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Liverpool studies in international slavery ; 17 Contents 1. Legal and social colour distinctions in antebellum Louisiana -- 2. Streetcars and protest -- 3. The rise of white supremacy -- 4. Streetcars and the end of colour -- 5. Resistance and compliance -- 6. Conclusion Summary As a window into New Orleans society, From Slavery to Civil Rights chronicles segregation on the streetcars of New Orleans over two centuries and discovers the impact of local and national events on a segregated system that was, at times, both surprisingly rigid and elastic over the period Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-250) and index Notes Print version record Subject Segregation in transportation -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century Segregation in transportation -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans African Americans -- Civil rights -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Electric railroads -- Cars -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History African Americans -- Civil rights African Americans Electric railroads -- Cars Race relations Segregation in transportation SUBJECT New Orleans (La.) -- Race relations Subject Louisiana -- New Orleans Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781789622584 1789622581

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