In Lincoln's shadow : the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois / Roberta Senechal de la Roche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Senechal de la Roche, Roberta, 1950-

Contributor:

Senechal de la Roche, Roberta, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race riots--Illinois--Springfield--History--20th century.

Race riots.

African Americans--Illinois--Springfield--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

Springfield (Ill.)--Race relations--History--20th century.

Springfield (Ill.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This detailed case study of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, which began only a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln's family home, explores the social origins of rioting by whites against the city's African American community after a white woman alleged that a black man had raped her. Over two days rioters wrecked black-owned businesses, burned neighborhoods to the ground, killed two black men, and injured many others. Author Roberta Senechal de la Roche draws from a wide range of sources to describe the riot, identify the rioters and their victims, and

Contents:

Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps and Tables; Preface to the Centennial Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: ""Riot, Ruin and Rebellion . . .""; Gallery; Chapter 2: The Community; Chapter 3: The Rioters; Chapter 4: The Victims; Chapter 5: The Aftermath; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: The sociogenesis of a race riot. c1990.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [212]-225) and index.

Related Work:

Senechal de la Roche, Roberta, 1950- Sociogenesis of a race riot.

ISBN:

0-8093-8664-X

1-4416-2370-1

OCLC:

842885726