A century of service : the Frederick Douglass Community Association, 1919-2019

Author

Sonya Bernard-Hollins

Call Numbers

• 977.417 B5189 (CEN, EAS, OSH)
• H 977.417 B5189 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Kalamazoo, Michigan : Season Press, LLC, [2020]

Physical Description

221 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Summary

"In 1919 the Ku Klux Klan terrorized African Americans across the country. Hundreds were killed during what would be called, Red Summer. It was during that time a group of African American men in Kalamazoo, Michigan moved to protect thousands of colored soldiers stationed at the nearby Camp Custer. The black and white community worked together to create what would become the Frederick Douglass Community Association, a safe place for the men to gather and enjoy themselves. More than 100 years later the organization continues to be a vital part of the community. This history chronicles for the first time, how the story began, those who kept it going, and the lives changed as a result of a few brave men"--Amazon.com.

Contents

• Foreword / by Fenorris Pearson
• Introduction / by Sidney Ellis, executive director
• The beginning, 1919
• A place to belong, 1920s
• Making memories, 1930s
• Starting anew, 1940s
• A home away from home, 1950s
• Changing tide, 1960s
• Renaissance, 1970s
• A new beginning-- again, 1980s
• Douglass, a safe haven, 1990s
• A new millennium, 2000s
• Afterword
• Acknowledgements
• Selected bibliography & index.