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A City within a City : The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan /

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
Autor principal: Robinson, Todd E. (Todd Ephraim), 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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