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Author:

Wagner, Bryan

Title:

Disturbing the peace : Black culture and the police power after slavery / Bryan Wagner.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

vii, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

African Americans--Social life and customs.
African Americans--Music--History and criticism.
Legends--History and criticism.
Ballads--History and criticism.
Police power--Southern States--History.
Police-community relations--Southern States--History.
African Americans--History--1863-1877
African Americans--History--1877-1964

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Black tradition from Ida B. Wells to Robert Charles -- The strange career of bras-coup©♭ -- Uncle Remus and the Atlanta Police Department -- The Black tradition from George W. Johnson to Ozella Jones.

ISBN:

0674035089 (alk. paper)
9780674035089 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)300462681

LCCN:

2009001685

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)