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Degrees of freedom : the origins of civil rights in Minnesota, 1865-1912 / William D. Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, William D. (William Davis), 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Civil rights--Minnesota--History.
- African Americans.
- Civil rights movements--Minnesota--History.
- Civil rights movements.
- African Americans--Minnesota--History.
- Race relations.
- History.
- African Americans--Civil rights.
- Minnesota--Race relations--History.
- Minnesota.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 367 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
- Contents:
- Part I. The barbers
- When America came to St. Paul
- Maurice Jernigan takes a stand
- On becoming a good Republican
- The sons of freedom
- Part II. The entrepreneurs
- Mr. Douglass and the civilizable characteristics of the colored race
- Senate Bill No. 181
- A certain class of citizens
- Professor Washington, leader of the race
- The renaissance of the cakewalk
- Part III. The radicals
- Wheaton and McGhee: a tale of two leaders
- The election of J. Frank Wheaton
- A call to action
- A defining moment for McGhee
- After St. Paul, Niagara
- The legacy
- Epilogue: time for a different tone of advocacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780816693467
- 0816693463
- OCLC:
- 904011174
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