Take up the Black man's burden : Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939 / Charles E. Coulter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coulter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Missouri--Kansas City--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Missouri--Kansas City--Social conditions.

African American neighborhoods--Missouri--Kansas City--History.

African American neighborhoods.

Kansas City (Mo.)--Race relations--History.

Kansas City (Mo.).

Kansas City (Mo.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Examines the people and institutions that shaped Kansas City's Black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II, blending rich historical research with first-person accounts that allow participants in this historical drama to tell their own stories of struggle and accomplishment"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The souls of Black folk

The world of work

Professionals, businesspeople, and others

Institutions of uplift

School, church, and health : institutions of salvation

Play : not without laughter

Housing

The challenges of the Great Depression, 1930-1939

Coda : "The weary blues"

Appendix A. G. A. Gregg's description of the Tulsa Race Riot, May 30-June 2, 1921

Appendix B. Graduates of the first Janitor Training School conducted by the Kansas City Urban League.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-334) and index.

ISBN:

0-8262-6518-9

OCLC:

191948880