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Never been a time : the 1917 race riot that sparked the civil rights movement / Harper Barnes.

Author: Barnes, Harper, 1937-

Edition Statement:1st U.S. ed.

Imprint:New York : Walker & Co., 2008.

Description293 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Note:Brotherly love -- Reconstruction and redemption: from hope to despair -- A harvest of disaster -- East St. Louis and the great exodus -- A nest of crime and corruption -- The May riot -- Shots in the dark -- The July riot begins -- "This was the Apocalypse" -- A drama of death -- Legacy of a massacre -- Judgment days -- The deal with the devil -- Epilogue: the East St. Louis blues.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.



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