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Take up the Black man's burden : Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939

Title
Take up the Black man's burden : Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939 / Charles E. Coulter.
Author
Coulter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1954-
Publication
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.

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Description
x, 345 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"Examines the people and institutions that shaped Kansas City's Black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II, blending rich historical research with first-person accounts that allow participants in this historical drama to tell their own stories of struggle and accomplishment"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • African Americans > Missouri > Kansas City > History
  • African Americans > Missouri > Kansas City > Social conditions
  • African American neighborhoods > Missouri > Kansas City > History
  • Kansas City (Mo.) > Race relations > History
  • Kansas City (Mo.) > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-334) and index.
Contents
The souls of Black folk -- The world of work -- Professionals, businesspeople, and others -- Institutions of uplift -- School, church, and health : institutions of salvation -- Play : not without laughter -- Housing -- The challenges of the Great Depression, 1930-1939 -- Coda : "The weary blues" -- Appendix A. G. A. Gregg's description of the Tulsa Race Riot, May 30\-June 2, 1921 -- Appendix B. Graduates of the first Janitor Training School conducted by the Kansas City Urban League.
Call Number
Sc E 06-699
ISBN
0826216498 (hard cover : alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2005032000
  • 9780826216496
OCLC
62281983
Author
Coulter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1954-
Title
Take up the Black man's burden : Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939 / Charles E. Coulter.
Imprint
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-334) and index.
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9780826216496
Research Call Number
Sc E 06-699
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