Battling the Plantation Mentality: Memphis and the Black Freedom StruggleAfrican American freedom is often defined in terms of emancipation and civil rights legislation, but it did not arrive with the stroke of a pen or the rap of a gavel. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Memphis before World War II | 15 |
Where Would the Negro Women Apply for Work? | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Battling the Plantation Mentality: Memphis and the Black Freedom Struggle Laurie Boush Green,Laurie Beth Green No preview available - 2007 |
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