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Book

A city within a city : the Black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Call Numbers

  • 323.1196 R665 (CEN, POW)
  • H 323.1196 R665 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.

Physical Description

xix, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

  • "Rowing, not drifting" : Black organizational reform before World War II
  • Citizens action : managerial racism & reform politics
  • The suburban oasis : the origins of segregated space
  • The mustache saga : the rise of Black youth protest
  • A Black child's burden : busing to achieve racial balance
  • Where do we go from here : setting the course for racial reconciliation
  • Conclusion : secondary cities & the Black urban experience.

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