ISBN:
9780807160374
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 276 S.
DDC:
305.8960730763350904
Keywords:
Geschichte 1900-2000
;
Geschichte 1900-1960
;
Community life / Louisiana / New Orleans / History / 20th century
;
African Americans / Civil rights / Louisiana / New Orleans / History / 20th century
;
African Americans / Louisiana / New Orleans / Social conditions / 20th century
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African Americans / Louisiana / New Orleans / History / 20th century
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Geschichte
;
Schwarze. USA
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Segregation
;
Schwarze
;
Recht
;
Rassengesetzgebung
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New Orleans (La.) / History / 20th century
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New Orleans (La.) / Race relations
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New Orleans, La.
;
New Orleans, La.
;
Recht
;
Rassengesetzgebung
;
Schwarze
;
Segregation
;
Geschichte 1900-1960
Abstract:
"From the earliest days of Jim Crow, African Americans in New Orleans rallied around the belief that the new system of racially biased laws, designed to relegate them to second-class citizenship, was neither legitimate nor permanent. Drawing on shared memories of fluid race relations and post-Civil War political participation, they remained committed to a disciplined and sustained pursuit of equality. Defying Jim Crow tells the story of this community's decades-long struggle against segregation, disenfranchisement, and racial violence. Amid mounting violence and increasing exclusion, black New Orleanians believed their best defense depended upon maintaining a close-knit and politically engaged community. Donald E. DeVore's peerless research shows how African Americans sought to reverse the trends of oppression by prioritizing the kind of capacity building--investment in education, participation in national organizations, and a spirit of entrepreneurship in markets not dominated by white businessmen--that would ensure the community's ability to keep fighting for their rights in the face of setbacks and hostility from the city's white leaders. As some black activists worked to attain equity within the "separate but equal" framework, they provided a firm foundation and crucial support for more overt challenges to the racist government structures" --publisher's website
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface -- The rise and decline of black equality -- Higher education and individual initiative -- The religious dimensions of community development -- The secular dimensions of community development -- Public education -- Business and labor -- Jim Crow attacked -- Freedom now
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (Pages 251-265) and index
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