A city within a city : the Black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan /

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This book examines the civil rights movement in the North by concentrating on the struggles for equality in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The author, a historian, studies the issues surrounding school integration and bureaucratic reforms as well as the role of Black youth activism to detail the diversity...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson, Todd E. (Todd Ephraim), 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
Temas:
African Americans > Civil rights > Michigan > Grand Rapids > History.
Noirs américains > Droits > Michigan > Grand Rapids > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom.
African Americans > Civil rights
Race relations
Social conditions
Grand Rapids (Mich.) > Race relations.
Grand Rapids (Mich.) > Social conditions.
Michigan > Grand Rapids
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Rowing, not drifting" : Black organizational reform before World War II
  • Citizens action : managerial racism & reform politics
  • The suburban oasis : the origins of segregated space
  • The mustache saga : the rise of Black youth protest
  • A Black child's burden : busing to achieve racial balance
  • Where do we go from here : setting the course for racial reconciliation
  • Conclusion : secondary cities & the Black urban experience.

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