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In Lincoln's shadow : the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois /
This detailed case study of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, which began only a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln's family home, explores the social origins of rioting by whites against the city's African American community after a white woman alleged that a black man had raped h...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2008.
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| Edición: | Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This detailed case study of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, which began only a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln's family home, explores the social origins of rioting by whites against the city's African American community after a white woman alleged that a black man had raped her. Over two days rioters wrecked black-owned businesses, burned neighborhoods to the ground, killed two black men, and injured many others. Author Roberta Senechal de la Roche draws from a wide range of sources to describe the riot, identify the rioters and their victims, and c. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (231 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-225) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441623706 1441623701 9780809329090 0809329093 9780809386642 080938664X 1299538835 9781299538832 |