Seeking El Dorado: African Americans in California
by De Graaf, Lawrence B.; Mulroy, Kevin; Taylor, Quintard; Autry Museum of Western HeritageDownloadable: Lifetime Access
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Table of Contents
Preface | p. ix |
Introduction: African Americans in California History, California in African American History | p. 3 |
Forming the Community | |
The Early African Heritage of California | p. 73 |
African American Women and Community Development in California, 1848-1900 | p. 98 |
Pursuing the Dream | |
"The Greatest State for the Negro": Jefferson L. Edmonds, Black Propagandist of the California Dream | p. 129 |
Harvests of Gold: African American Boosterism, Agriculture, and Investment in Allensworth and Little Liberia | p. 149 |
In Search of the Promised Land: African American Migration to San Francisco, 1900-1945 | p. 181 |
"Your Life Is Really Not Just Your Own": African American Women in Twentieth Century California | p. 210 |
Developments in Culture and Politics | |
The Evolution of Black Music in Los Angeles, 1890-1955 | p. 249 |
Becoming Democrats: Liberal Politics and the African American Community in Los Angeles, 1930-1965 | p. 279 |
"In the Interest of All Races": African Americans and Interracial Cooperation in Los Angeles during and after World War II | p. 309 |
The Dream Deferred | |
Deindustrialization, Urban Poverty and African American Community Mobilization in Oakland, 1945 through the 1990s | p. 343 |
Black Fire: "Riot" and "Revolt" in Los Angeles, 1965 and 1992 | p. 377 |
African American Suburbanization in California, 1960 through 1990 | p. 405 |
Coalition Building in Los Angeles: The Bradley Years and Beyond | p. 450 |
Suggested Readings | p. 475 |
Contributors | p. 487 |
Acknowledgments | p. 491 |
Index | p. 493 |
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