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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Amy Helene ForssPublisher: University of Nebraska Press Imprint: University of Nebraska Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780803246904ISBN 10: 0803246900 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 01 January 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Laying the Foundation 1. A Family of Fighters 2. Involving the Community 3. Politics of Respectability Part 2. Ensuring Her Success 4. Working within Her Space 5. Collective Activism and the De Porres Club 6. Restricted Housing and 'Rithmetic Part 3. Transferring Ownership to the Community 7. Changing Strategies for Changing Times 8. The Death of an Icon Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the role of the black press in urban race relations in the Midwest. Oliver B./i>--Oliver B. Pollack Nebraska History This is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the role of the black press in urban race relations in the Midwest. -Oliver B. Pollack, Nebraska History -- Oliver B. Pollack * Nebraska History * """This is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the role of the black press in urban race relations in the Midwest.""—Oliver B. Pollack, Nebraska History ""In addition to its well-researched look at Brown's career, the book provides an informative description of the history of black-owned newspapers in North America, going back to the founding in 1853 of the Provincial Freeman, an antislavery newspaper in Canada.""—Omaha World-Herald ""Superbly researched.""—Geitner Simmons, Middle West Review “The sections on Brown’s activism, the De Porres Club, and the early civil rights moment in Omaha, Nebraska, make this volume important for collections.”—Tekla Ali Johnson, American Historical Review “A distinctive look into the life of a remarkable woman.”—Darrel Bigham, Political Science Quarterly" """This is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the role of the black press in urban race relations in the Midwest.""-Oliver B. Pollack, Nebraska History -- Oliver B. Pollack Nebraska History" This is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the role of the black press in urban race relations in the Midwest. --Oliver B./i>--Oliver B. Pollack Nebraska History This is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the role of the black press in urban race relations in the Midwest. -Oliver B. Pollack, Nebraska History -- Oliver B. Pollack Nebraska History Author InformationAmy Helene Forss has a PhD in African American history and teaches at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work has appeared in journals such as Nebraska History and Great Plains Quarterly. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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