The Negro in Indiana Before 1900: A Study of a Minority
Author:   Emma Lou Thornbrough
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Edition:   Indiana Univ Pr ed.
ISBN:  

9780253359889


Pages:   432
Publication Date:   22 August 1993
Format:   Paperback
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The Negro in Indiana Before 1900: A Study of a Minority


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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.

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Author:   Emma Lou Thornbrough
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Edition:   Indiana Univ Pr ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9780253359889


ISBN 10:   0253359880
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   22 August 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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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EMMA LOU THORNBROUGH, a pioneer in African American history, was McGregor Professor of History at Butler University. Her many works on African Americans include Since Emancipation: A Short History of Indiana Negroes, 1863–1963 and T. Thomas Fortune, Militant Journalist.

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