The African-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1780-1930 : elites and dilemmas / Bobby L. Lovett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovett, Bobby L., author.

Series:

Black community studies.

Black community studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Tennessee--Nashville--History.

African Americans.

Nashville (Tenn.)--History.

Nashville (Tenn.).

Nashville (Tenn.)--Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 314 pages) : illustrations, map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 1999.

Summary:

Since its founding, Nashville has been a center of black urban culture in the Upper South.Blacks--slave and free--made up 20 percent of Fort Nashborough's settlers in 1779.From these early years through the Civil War, a growing black community in Nashville, led by a small group of black elites, quietly built the foundations of a future society.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1. Black Nashville during Slavery Times

2. Religion, Education, and the Politics of Slavery and Secession

3. The Civil War: "Blue Man's Coming

4. Life after Slavery: Progress Despite Poverty and Discrimination

5. Business and Culture: A World of Their Own

6. On Common Ground: Reading, "Riting," and Arithmetic

7. Uplifting the Race: Higher Education

8. Churches and Religion: From Paternalism to Maturity

9. Politics and Civil Rights: The Black Republicans

10. Racial Accommodationism and Protest

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-299) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61075-412-3

OCLC:

1021805167