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The Road to Jim Crow: The African American Struggle on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1860-1915
C. Christopher Brown
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Description for The Road to Jim Crow: The African American Struggle on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1860-1915
Paperback. The Eastern Shore's Cambridge, guided by savvy and energetic leaders, became a political and cultural center of African American life. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Making extensive use of primary sources, C. Christopher Brown has broken new ground and filled a long overlooked gap in Maryland history. Here is the story of African Americans on Maryland's Eastern Shore, from the promise-filled days following the end of slavery to the rise of lynch law, segregation, and systematic efforts at disenfranchisement. Resisting, as best they could, attempts of the Democratic White Man's Party to render them second-class citizens, black communities rallied to their churches and fought determinedly to properly educate their children and gain a measure of political power. The Eastern Shore's Cambridge, guided by ... Read more
Making extensive use of primary sources, C. Christopher Brown has broken new ground and filled a long overlooked gap in Maryland history. Here is the story of African Americans on Maryland's Eastern Shore, from the promise-filled days following the end of slavery to the rise of lynch law, segregation, and systematic efforts at disenfranchisement. Resisting, as best they could, attempts of the Democratic White Man's Party to render them second-class citizens, black communities rallied to their churches and fought determinedly to properly educate their children and gain a measure of political power. The Eastern Shore's Cambridge, guided by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Maryland Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665 g
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780996594417
SKU
V9780996594417
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About C. Christopher Brown
C. Christopher Brown is a retired civil rights attorney and professor at the University of Maryland's Carey School of Law.
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