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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.

Publisher:

University of Missouri Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

x, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Kansas City--Kansas City--History.
African Americans--Kansas City--Kansas City--Social conditions.
African American neighborhoods--Kansas City--Kansas City--History.
Kansas City (Mo.)--History.--History.
Kansas City (Mo.)--Social conditions.

Notes:

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.

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.

ISBN:

9780826216496
9780826216496 (hard cover : alk. paper)
0826216498 (hard cover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)62281983

LCCN:

2005032000

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)