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Author:   Earnest N. Bracey
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.313kg
ISBN:  

9780786439928

ISBN 10:   0786439920
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   29 December 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. In the Beginning      2. The Inevitability of Interracial Socialization in Las Vegas      3. The Main Event      4. After the Lights and Fanfare      5. The New Business Acquisition      6. The Persistence of Cultural, Racial and Religious Barriers      7. The Desegregation Agreement      8. Hot Times in the City      9. Blacks Need Not Apply Here      10. The Black Political Revolution in Las Vegas      11. The Significance of Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement      12. A Lack of Economic Security and Opportunity      13. The End of an Era      14. The Power Brokers and a Raw Deal      15. Economic Discrimination and Education      16. A Dream Deferred Forever      17. The Beginning of the End      18. The Walls Come Tumbling Down      19. The New Black Entrepreneurs      20. Reflections on a Place and Time      Conclusion      Postscript      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Earnest N. Bracey is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and is a professor of political science and African American history at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas.

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