Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-258) and index.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction: Brooklyn in historical and theoretical context -- From separate settlement to biracial town: Blacks in Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-60 -- Uncovering Brooklyn's African American population, 1850 -- From outlaws to lawmakers, 1870-80 -- Mobilizing the race: John Evans and Black Political power, 1878-1906 -- Proletarianization, dependency, and underdevelopment, 1886-1910 -- The Black municipality and the white colonial county, 1898-1915 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
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