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The Negro in Indiana before 1900: A Study of a Minority
"This study . . . is a landmark by any standards. It is thorough, wide-ranging, and well written, and clearly reflects the kind of insights that make it a classic. It is as relevant today as it was when it was first published." ―John Hope Franklin
A pioneering history of African Americans in a northern state from their first arrival in the eighteenth century, this classic study covers their developing legal and economic status, efforts against white racism, and the founding of distinctive African American fraternal, social, and charitable organizations; churches; schools. An epilogue surveys developments in the twentieth century.
A pioneering history of African Americans in a northern state from their first arrival in the eighteenth century, this classic study covers their developing legal and economic status, efforts against white racism, and the founding of distinctive African American fraternal, social, and charitable organizations; churches; schools. An epilogue surveys developments in the twentieth century.
432 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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January 8, 2011
It probably says something about the state of Indiana history at the time that when I wrote my master's thesis in the mid 1990s, this book (first published in 1957) was still the definitive source on African-American history in Indiana.
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