{"product_id":"african-americans-in-indianapolis-the-story-of-a-people-determined-to-be-free-paperback-softback-9780253059499","title":"African Americans in Indianapolis; The Story of a People Determined to Be Free (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253059499","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAfrican Americans in Indianapolis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Story of a People Determined to Be Free\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid L. Williams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253059499\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages, 55 b\u0026amp;w illus. - 55 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.318 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndianapolis has long been steeped in important moments in African American history, from businesswoman Madame C. J. Walker's success to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan to the founding of Crispus Attucks High School, which remained segregated through the 1960s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAfrican Americans in Indianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e, author and historian David Leander Williams explores this history by examining the daunting and horrendous historical events African Americans living in Indianapolis encountered between 1820 and 1970, as well as the community's determination to overcome these challenges. Revealing many events that have yet to be recorded in history books, textbooks, or literature, Williams chronicles the lives and careers of many influential individuals and the organizations that worked tirelessly to open doors of opportunity to the entire African American community. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Americans in Indianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a reminder of the advancements that Black midwestern ancestors made toward freedom and equality, as well as the continual struggle against inequalities that must be overcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Indiana Becomes a State\u003cbr\u003e2. Early Indianapolis\u003cbr\u003e3. The Shame of Indianapolis\u003cbr\u003e4. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness\u003cbr\u003e5. \"Negroes, Yaw Go Back to Africa!\"\u003cbr\u003e6. The Civil War and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e7. Post–Civil War Achievement\u003cbr\u003e8. Power of the Fourth Estate\u003cbr\u003e9. Dawn of the Struggle\u003cbr\u003e10. The Twentieth Century—Going \"Up South\"\u003cbr\u003e11. Francis \"Frank\" Flanner\u003cbr\u003e12. White Policemen Murdered! Where's Jesse Coe?\u003cbr\u003e13. The \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis Recorder\u003c\/i\u003e—Catalyst for Change—The Monster Meetings\/Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A.\u003cbr\u003e14. Madame C. J. Walker and Early African-American Female Trailblazers\u003cbr\u003e15. The Roarin' Twenties!\u003cbr\u003e16. David Curtis Stephenson and the Ku Klux Klan\u003cbr\u003e17. Crispus Attucks High School\u003cbr\u003e18. A Decade of Turmoil\/Lockefield Gardens\u003cbr\u003e19. Heroes and Sheroes of World War II\u003cbr\u003e20. The 1950s\u003cbr\u003e21. Entertainment Industry Flexes Its Muscle\u003cbr\u003e22. The Black Community Battles Negative Stereotypes and Introduces Jazz and Poetry\u003cbr\u003e23. Indiana Avenue Jazz Connection\/MacArthur Conservatory of Music\/The Exodus\u003cbr\u003e24. Historic \"Firsts\" of the 1950s and Its Movers and Shakers\u003cbr\u003e25. Urban Renewal or Negro Removal?\u003cbr\u003e26. Woman of Valor\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525363101976,"sku":"9780253059499","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/african-americans-in-indianapolis-the-story-of-a-people-determined-to-be-free-paperback-softback-9780253059499","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}