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Informationen zum Autor Richard Archer is a Professor of History Emeritus at Whittier College. He is the author of two previous books on New England, Fissures in the Rock: New England in the Seventeenth Century and As If an Enemy's Country: The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution. Klappentext More than a century before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, African American New Englanders through sit-ins, boycotts, petition drives, and other initiatives struggled for equal rights. Jim Crow North is the tale of that struggle and of the racism that prompted it. Zusammenfassung More than a century before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, African American New Englanders through sit-ins, boycotts, petition drives, and other initiatives struggled for equal rights. Jim Crow North is the tale of that struggle and of the racism that prompted it. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Jim Crow in New England Chapter 1: The World of Hosea Easton and David Walker Chapter 2: New England's Peculiar Institution Chapter 3: Emancipation and Free African Americans Part II: Girding Up Chapter 4: Unity and Uplift Chapter 5: Advanced Education Chapter 6: Intimidation, Assaults, and Riots Part III: Towards Equality Chapter 7: Riding the Rails with Jim Crow Chapter 8: Forward Steps Part IV: Mixed Marriages Chapter 9: Repealing the Law Chapter 10: Breaking a Barrier Part V: Hitting the Wall Chapter 11: Fugitives Chapter 12: Inching Ahead Chapter 13: The Wall Part VI: Epilogue Chapter 14: Miles to Go Acknowledgments
