The Black Struggle for Public Schooling in Nineteenth-Century Illinois.

In the pre-Civil War and Civil War periods the Illinois black code deprived blacks of suffrage and court rights, and the Illinois Free Schools Act kept most black children out of public schooling. But, as McCaul documents, they did not sit idly by. They applied the concepts of "bargaining power...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Southern Illinois University Press 2009.
Temas:
1800-1899
African Americans > Education > Illinois > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Éducation > Illinois > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains > Droits > Illinois > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
General.
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Education
Illinois
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Coping with Exclusion; 2. Black Efforts at the State Level; 3. White Efforts at the State Level; 4. Exclusion at the Local Level; 5. Segregation in Chicago; 6. Winning Suffrage; 7. Partidipating in Mainstream Community Life; 8. Gaining Access to Public Schools; 9. Illinois Supreme Court Opinions in School Segregation Cases; 10. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow; References; Notes; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover.

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