Jim Crow north : the struggle for equal rights in antebellum New England / Richard Archer.
2017
E185.917 .A73 2017
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Title
Jim Crow north : the struggle for equal rights in antebellum New England / Richard Archer.
ISBN
9780190676674 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, map.
Call Number
E185.917 .A73 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.89607307409034
Summary
The struggle to overcome Jim Crow was part of a larger movement for equal rights in antebellum New England. Using sit-ins, boycotts, petition drives, and other initiatives, African American New Englanders and their white allies attempted to desegregate schools, transportation, neighbourhoods, churches, and cultural venues. They worked to secure the franchise, improve educational opportunities, enlarge employment prospects, remove prohibitions against mixed marriages, and protect fugitive slaves from recapture. Above all they sought to be respected and treated as equals in a reputedly democratic society. This work examines this topic.
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The struggle to overcome Jim Crow was part of a larger movement for equal rights in antebellum New England. Using sit-ins, boycotts, petition drives, and other initiatives, African American New Englanders and their white allies attempted to desegregate schools, transportation, neighbourhoods, churches, and cultural venues. They worked to secure the franchise, improve educational opportunities, enlarge employment prospects, remove prohibitions against mixed marriages, and protect fugitive slaves from recapture. Above all they sought to be respected and treated as equals in a reputedly democratic society. This work examines this topic.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 22, 2017).
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Print version: 9780190676643
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