In Lincoln's shadow : the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois

In Lincoln's shadow : the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois / Roberta Senechal de la Roche.

This detailed case study of the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, which began only a few blocks from Abraham Lincoln's family home, explores the social origins of rioting by whites against the city's African American community after a white woman alleged that a black man had raped h...

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Main Author: Senechal de la Roche, Roberta, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008.
Edition:Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Race riots > Illinois > Springfield > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Illinois > Springfield > Social conditions > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans > Social conditions
Race relations
Race riots
Springfield (Ill.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Illinois > Springfield
History
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