Jim Crow Capital: Women and Black Freedom Struggles in Washington, D.C., 1920-1945
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Local policy in the nation's capital has always influenced national politics. During Reconstruction, black Washingtonians were first to exercise their new franchise. But when congressmen abolished local governance in the 1870s, they set the precedent for southern disfranchisement. In the aftermath of this process, memories of voting and citizenship rights inspired a new generation of Washingtonians to restore local government in their city and lay...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1469646714
ISBN13:9781469646718
Release Date:November 2018
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:292 Pages
Weight:1.39 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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