African Americans in the Jazz Age : a decade of struggle and promise / Mark Robert Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Mark R. (Mark Robert), 1948-

Series:

African American history series (Lanham, Md.)

The African American history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History--1877-1964.

African Americans.

History.

African Americans--Social conditions--To 1964.

African Americans--Social conditions.

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans--Civil rights.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

United States.

Race relations.

United States--History--1919-1933.

Physical Description:

x, 165 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006]

Summary:

The victorious end to the first World War offered hope to African Americans who had fought for freedom abroad and hoped to find it at home. Mark Schneider recounts the history of this turbulent era, paying particular attention to the ways in which African Americans actively challenged Jim Crow and firmly expressed pride in their heritage.

Contents:

Introduction, what the war wrought

Black hopes, white fears, red summer

Migrants north

Changing institutions in changing times

Civil rights

Expressions of pride.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.

ISBN:

0742544168

0742544176

OCLC:

63125825

Publisher Number:

9780742544161 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780742544178 (pbk. : alk. paper)