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Polite Protest: The Political Economy of Race in Indianapolis, 1920-1970

Polite Protest: The Political Economy of Race in Indianapolis, 1920-1970 - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard B. PiercePublish date:02/15/05Pages:168
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253345875ISBN-10:253345871UPC:9780253345875Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Civil RightsBook Topic:State & Local, 20th CenturySize:9.54 x 6.52 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCPJ3Y5FTW

This history of the black community of Indianapolis in the 20th century focuses on methods of political action--protracted negotiations, interracial coalitions, petition, and legal challenge--employed to secure their civil rights. These methods of "polite protest" set Indianapolis apart from many Northern cities. Richard B. Pierce looks at how the black community worked to alter the political and social culture of Indianapolis. As local leaders became concerned with the city's image, black leaders found it possible to achieve gains by working with whites inside the existing power structure, while continuing to press for further reform and advancement. Pierce describes how Indianapolis differed from its Northern cousins such as Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit. Here, the city's people, black and white, created their own patterns and platforms of racial relations in the public and cultural spheres.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253345875ISBN-10:253345871UPC:9780253345875Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Civil RightsBook Topic:State & Local, 20th CenturySize:9.54 x 6.52 x 0.73 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SCPJ3Y5FTW

Richard B. Pierce is The Carl E. Koch II Assistant Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame.


Publisher: Indiana University Press

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