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From slavery to civil rights : on the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-present /
As a window into New Orleans society, From Slavery to Civil Rights chronicles segregation on the streetcars of New Orleans over two centuries and discovers the impact of local and national events on a segregated system that was, at times, both surprisingly rigid and elastic over the period.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Liverpool studies in international slavery ;
17 |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Legal and social colour distinctions in antebellum Louisiana
- 2. Streetcars and protest
- 3. The rise of white supremacy
- 4. Streetcars and the end of colour
- 5. Resistance and compliance
- 6. Conclusion.