Items related to The Black Towns
Synopsis
From Appomattox to World War I, blacks continued their quest for a secure position in the American system. The problem was how to be both black and American -- how to find acceptance, or even toleration, in a society in which the boundaries of normative behavior, the values, and the very definition of what it meant to be an American were determined and enforced by whites. A few black leaders proposed self-segregation inside the United States within the protective confines of an all-black community as one possible solution. The black-town idea reached its peak in the fifty years after the Civil War; at least sixty black communities were settled between 1865 and 1915. Norman L. Crockett has focused on the formation, growth and failure of five such communities. These include Nicodemus, Kansas; Mound Bayou, Mississippi; Langston, Oklahoma; and Boley, Oklahoma. The last two offer opportunity to observe aspects of Indian-black relations in this area.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherThe Regents Press of Kansas
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0700601856
- ISBN 13 9780700601851
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages244
- Rating
Search results for The Black Towns
Seller Image
The Black Towns
Published by
The Regents Press of Kansas, 1979
ISBN 10: 0700601856
ISBN 13: 9780700601851
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Easy Chair Books, Lexington, MO, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 244 pages. Ex-university library marks, light wear to the red covers; pages lightly tanned; a sound binding; good overall. No jacket. Contents are Promoters and Settlers; Image and Ideology; Politics and Discrimination; Economy and Society; Frustration and Failure. Quantity Available: 1. Category: African American; ISBN: 0700601856. ISBN/EAN: 9780700601851. Inventory No: 216358. Seller Inventory # 216358
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
The Black Towns
Published by
The Regents Press of Kansas, 1979
ISBN 10: 0700601856
ISBN 13: 9780700601851
New
Hardcover
Seller: Toscana Books, AUSTIN, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. Excellent Condition.Excels in customer satisfaction, prompt replies, and quality checks. Seller Inventory # Scanned0700601856
Quantity: 1 available