Title Jim Crow north : the struggle for equal rights in antebellum New England / Richard Archer

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents 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 Summary The struggle to overcome Jim Crow was part of a larger movement for equal rights in antebellum New England. Using sit-ins, boycotts, petition drives, and other initiatives, African American New Englanders and their white allies attempted to desegregate schools, transportation, neighbourhoods, churches, and cultural venues. They worked to secure the franchise, improve educational opportunities, enlarge employment prospects, remove prohibitions against mixed marriages, and protect fugitive slaves from recapture. Above all they sought to be respected and treated as equals in a reputedly democratic society. This work examines this topic Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 12, 2017) Subject African Americans -- New England -- History -- 19th century African Americans -- New England -- Social conditions -- 19th century Civil rights movements -- New England -- History -- 19th century Racism -- New England -- History -- 19th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. African Americans African Americans -- Social conditions Civil rights movements Race relations Racism SUBJECT New England -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century Subject New England Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190676650 0190676655 9780190676674 0190676671 9780190676667 0190676663

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