Jim Crow North : The Struggle for Equal Rights in Antebellum New England / Richard Archer.

Author: Archer, Richard, 1941- author.

ImprintNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Descriptionviii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Note:Part I. Jim Crow in New England -- The world of Hosea Easton and David Walker -- New England's peculiar institution -- Emancipation and free African Americans -- Part II. Girding up -- Unity and uplift -- Advanced education -- Intimidation, assaults, and riots -- Part III. Towards equality -- Riding the rails with Jim Crow -- Forward steps -- Part IV. Mixed marriages -- Repealing the law -- Breaking a barrier -- Part V. Hitting the wall -- Fugitives -- Inching ahead -- The wall -- Part VI. Epilogue -- Miles to go.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index.

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