Leading the race : the transformation of the Black elite in the nation's capital, 1880-1920 Jacqueline M. Moore

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Jacqueline M., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--20th century.

African Americans.

Elite (Social sciences)--Washington (D.C.)--History--19th century.

Elite (Social sciences).

Elite (Social sciences)--Washington (D.C.)--History--20th century.

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--19th century.

Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--19th century.

Washington (D.C.).

Washington (D.C.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Washington (D.C.)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 257 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1999.

Contents:

The Washington Black elite: an 1880s overview

The family

Culture and leisure

The church

Primary and secondary education

Howard University and higher education

Occupation and enterprise

Charitable, professional, and fraternal organizations

Race and racial uplift.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-248) and index.

Local Notes:

The Balch Institute Library and Archives

ISBN:

0813919037 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

41266356