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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Senechal de la Roche, Roberta, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.
Edición:Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps and Tables; Preface to the Centennial Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Riot, Ruin and Rebellion ...
  • Gallery; Chapter 2: The Community; Chapter 3: The Rioters; Chapter 4: The Victims; Chapter 5: The Aftermath; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover.