Bibliograph

The road to Jim Crow, the African American struggle on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1860-1915, C. Christopher Brown

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The road to Jim Crow, the African American struggle on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1860-1915, C. Christopher Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-367) and index

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contains biographical information

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The road to Jim Crow

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

927377514

Responsibility statement

C. Christopher Brown

Sub title

the African American struggle on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1860-1915

Summary

"An account of the African American struggle for equality of political and civil rights from the end of the Civil War to World War I. Although that struggle failed by the early twentieth century, a number of individuals managed to prosper and determinedly lead the struggle."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

"A land apart" -- The end of slavery -- A new era -- The Fifteenth Amendment comes to Maryland -- Blacks' new political role -- "The more money you make, the whiter your skin will be" -- "We here demand of the Anglo Saxon equal rights" -- Judge Lynch arrives on the Eastern Shore -- Segregation and disfranchisement, 1895-1915 -- Life with Jim Crow -- Jim Crow politics -- Cambridge-- a city unto itself -- In retrospect

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African American struggle on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1860-1915

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