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Red summer : the summer of 1919 and the awakening of Black America / Cameron McWhirter.
A narrative history of one of America's deadliest episodes of race riots and lynchings traces how black Americans were brutally targeted by anti-black uprisings that culminated in hundreds of deaths and set the stage for the civil rights movement.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805089066
- ISBN: 0805089063
- Physical Description: x, 352 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Henry Holt & Co., 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A John Macrae Book." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-338) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Carswell Grove -- Things fall apart -- The world is on fire -- The NAACP -- National Conference on Lynching -- Charleston -- Bombs and the decline of the West -- Ellisville -- Cleveland -- Longview -- Washington -- Chicago is a great foreign city -- The beach -- Like a great volcano -- Austin -- Knoxville -- A new Negro -- Omaha -- Phillips County -- Let the nation see itself -- Capitol Hill -- Coda : Carswell Grove. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Main Library | 305.8 (Text) | 33062007564652 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 305.8 M177r (Text) | 31901003387133 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
