African Americans in Memphis

(Part of the Images of America: Tennessee Series)

by Earnestine Jenkins

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Memphis has been an important city for African Americans in the South since the Civil War. They migrated from within Tennessee and from surrounding states to the urban crossroads in large numbers after emancipation, seeking freedom from the oppressive race relations of the rural South. Images of America: African Americans in Memphis chronicles this regional experience from the 19th century to the 1950s. Historic black Memphians were railroad men,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0738567507

ISBN13:9780738567501

Release Date:June 2009

Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Arts, Music & Photography History Photography Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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