Description |
1 online resource (x, 345 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
The souls of Black folk -- The world of work -- Professionals, businesspeople, and others -- Institutions of uplift -- School, church, and health : institutions of salvation -- Play : not without laughter -- Housing -- The challenges of the Great Depression, 1930-1939 -- Coda : "The weary blues" -- Appendix A.G.A. Gregg's description of the Tulsa Race Riot, May 30-June 2, 1921 -- Appendix B. Graduates of the first Janitor Training School conducted by the Kansas City Urban League |
Summary |
"Examines the people and institutions that shaped Kansas City's Black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II, blending rich historical research with first-person accounts that allow participants in this historical drama to tell their own stories of struggle and accomplishment"--Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-334) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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African Americans -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- History
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African Americans -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Social conditions
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African American neighborhoods -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- History
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HISTORY -- State & Local.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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African American neighborhoods
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African Americans
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African Americans -- Social conditions
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Race relations
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Social conditions
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Soziale Situation
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Kansas City (Mo.) -- Race relations -- History
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Kansas City (Mo.) -- Social conditions
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Missouri -- Kansas City
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Kansas City, Kan.
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Schwärze
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2005032000 |
ISBN |
9780826265180 |
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0826265189 |
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0826216498 |
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9780826216496 |
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