Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 155 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2006 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0253345871
Content:
This history of the black community of Indianapolis in the 20th century focuses on methods of political action -- protracted negotiations, interracial coalitions, petition, and legal challenge -- employed to secure their civil rights. These methods of "polite protest" set Indianapolis apart from many Northern cities. Richard B. Pierce looks at how the black community worked to alter the political and social culture of Indianapolis. As local leaders became concerned with the city's image, black leaders fou
Note:
Includes index
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. More than a Game: The Political Meaning of High School Basketball in Indianapolis; 2. ""We Have Given You No Extremists"" / The Challenge against Segregated Schools; 3. ""We Were Always Fighting the Housing Battle"" / African American Housing in Indianapolis; 4. ""You're Tired, Chile"" / Work Opportunities and Restrictions for Indianapolis's African Americans; 5. Building a Fence around the city / African Americans and Unigov; Conclusion; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780253345875
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Polite Protest : The Political Economy of Race in Indianapolis, 1920-1970
Language:
English
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