Seeking el Dorado African Americans in California

Name: Seeking el Dorado African Americans in California
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ISBN: 9780295980836

ISBN-10: 0295980834

ISBN-13: 9780295980836

Edition: 2001

Authors: Lawrence B. de Graaf, Kevin Mulroy, Quintard Taylor, Autry Museum of Western Heritage Staff

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Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 1/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 550
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Preface



Introduction: African Americans in California History, California in African American History




Forming the Community


The Early African Heritage of California



African American Women and Community Development in California, 1848-1900




Pursuing the Dream


"The Greatest State for the Negro": Jefferson L. Edmonds, Black Propagandist of the California Dream



Harvests of Gold: African American Boosterism, Agriculture, and Investment in Allensworth and Little Liberia



In Search of the Promised Land: African American Migration to San Francisco, 1900-1945



"Your Life Is Really Not Just Your Own": African American Women in Twentieth Century California




Developments in Culture and Politics


The Evolution of Black Music in Los Angeles, 1890-1955



Becoming Democrats: Liberal Politics and the African American Community in Los Angeles, 1930-1965



"In the Interest of All Races": African Americans and Interracial Cooperation in Los Angeles during and after World War II




The Dream Deferred


Deindustrialization, Urban Poverty and African American Community Mobilization in Oakland, 1945 through the 1990s



Black Fire: "Riot" and "Revolt" in Los Angeles, 1965 and 1992



African American Suburbanization in California, 1960 through 1990



Coalition Building in Los Angeles: The Bradley Years and Beyond



Suggested Readings



Contributors


Acknowledgments


Index