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Book SynopsisThe efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the efforts of a minority of white Washingtonians to effect an understanding with the Negroes-make this a fascinating story. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest prin
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*Illustrations, pg. xiii*I. Washington in 1965, pg. 1*II. The Emergence of a Self-Reliant Negro Community, 1791-1831, pg. 13*III. The Challenge of New Adversity, 1831-1860, pg. 35*IV. Civil War and Social Revolution, 1861-1865, pg. 55*V. Reaching toward Citizenship and Its Responsibilities, 1865-1867, pg. 75*VI. The Struggle for Full Civil Rights, 1868-1878, pg. 91*VII. The Withering of Hope, 1879-1901, pg. 119*VIII. The Beginnings of Organized Protest, 1901-1916, pg. 155*IX. War, Race Riots, and New Nadir, 1917-1928, pg. 184*X. The Upward Turn, 1929-1939, pg. 215*XI. A New Alignment, 1939-1945, pg. 250*XII. The Legal Battle for Washington, 1946-1954, pg. 274*XIII. Laying the Foundations of a New Social Order, 1954-1961, pg. 313*Bibliographical Note, pg. 339*Bibliography, pg. 349*Index, pg. 363
