New Philadelphia an archaeology of race in the heartland
New Philadelphia, Illinois, was founded in 1836 by Frank McWorter, a Kentucky slave who purchased his own freedom and then acquired land on the prairie for establishing a new--and integrated--community. McWorter sold property to other freed slaves and to whites, and used the proceeds to buy his fami...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
2011.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31256909*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The settlement of New Philadelphia
- Expansion and decline
- It was never lost
- From grass roots to a national movement
- The first field season
- Race and the illusion of harmony
- The Apple Festival and national significance
- Family reunion and division
- Three generations of building and one hundred years of living in New Philadelphia
- A case for landmark status
- Some thoughts, but not the final word.
