Athens of the West: African American Associational Life in Lawrence, Kansas, 1861-1948
Issue Date
2016-08-31Author
Fowler, Paul E., III
Publisher
University of Kansas
Format
85 pages
Type
Thesis
Degree Level
M.A.
Discipline
African/African-American Studies
Rights
Copyright held by the author.
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This study highlights the various organizations and strategies used by African Americans in a small semi-rural town to resist the institutionalized racism faced in their daily lives. The work argues that the "Free State" Myth was never a reality for thousands of the residents of Kansas. Lawrence is the focus of this study as a representative Black community in Kansas and a place where the culture and politics of African Americans throughout the country was transplanted in the wake of multiple migrations.
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