African Americans of Des Moines and Polk County
(Part of the Images of America: Iowa Series)
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Although African American pioneers arrived in Des Moines, Iowa, in the early 1860s, the population exploded in the 1880s due to the surrounding coal mines. In the 1860s, the Burns Methodist Episcopal Church was the first African American church built in Des Moines, and its only address was "East Side of the River." From 1900 to the 1960s, African Americans across the United States called Center Street "the coolest place in the country." The likes...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738582964
ISBN13:9780738582962
Release Date:September 2011
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"
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