Title Fight like a tiger : Conway Barbour and the challenges of the black middle class in nineteenth-century America / Victoria L. Harrison

Published Carbondale, IL : Southern Illinois University Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Lexington and Louisville -- Cleveland -- Alton -- Little Rock -- Lake Village, Arkansas Summary "Tracing Barbour's life and economic adventures across four states, the book finds a budding middle class that was both empowered and impatient for tangible evidence of its success. Barbour's experiences reveal the obstacles facing people of color struggling to maintain a foothold in the middle class during the Civil War era"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Barbour, Conway, -1876. Middle class African Americans -- Arkansas -- History -- 19th century Middle class African Americans -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century Middle class African Americans -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century Middle class African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. Middle class African Americans Arkansas Illinois Kentucky Ohio Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780809336784 0809336782

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