Secret City : : A History of Race Relations in the Nation's Capital / / Constance McLaughlin Green.

The efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the efforts of a minority of white Washingtonians to effect an understanding with the Negroes-make this a fascinating story.Originally published in 196...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1967
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1865
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Physical Description:1 online resource (422 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Foreword --
Contents --
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I. Washington in 1965 --
II. The Emergence of a Self-Reliant Negro Community, 1791-1831 --
III. The Challenge of New Adversity, 1831-1860 --
IV. Civil War and Social Revolution, 1861-1865 --
V. Reaching toward Citizenship and Its Responsibilities, 1865-1867 --
VI. The Struggle for Full Civil Rights, 1868-1878 --
VII. The Withering of Hope, 1879-1901 --
VIII. The Beginnings of Organized Protest, 1901-1916 --
IX. War, Race Riots, and New Nadir, 1917-1928 --
X. The Upward Turn, 1929-1939 --
XI. A New Alignment, 1939-1945 --
XII. The Legal Battle for Washington, 1946-1954 --
XIII. Laying the Foundations of a New Social Order, 1954-1961 --
Bibliographical Note --
Bibliography --
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Summary:The efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the efforts of a minority of white Washingtonians to effect an understanding with the Negroes-make this a fascinating story.Originally published in 1967.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781400875351
9783110426847
9783110413489
9783110442496
DOI:10.1515/9781400875351
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Constance McLaughlin Green.