Showing We Ask Only a Fair Trial: A History of the Black Community of Evansville, Indiana by Darrel E. Bigham
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Despite its growth as an industrial center, Evansville remained heavily influenced by the virulent racism of its antebellum past. Bigham traces the devlopment of a black community, focusing on the origin and nature of the obstacles to equal opportunity. He reveals, however, that black Evansvillians built a richly variegated subculture, relying heavily on their own resources, and occasional assista...
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