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White racism on the Western urban frontier : dynamics of race and class in Dubuque, Iowa (1800-2000)
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- Creator
- Mohammad A. Chaichian
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, [2006]
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- viii, 254 pages : 1 map ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781592213757, 1592213758, 9781592213764, 1592213766
- OCLC
- ocm62493097
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-245) and indexes.
- Why study Dubuque? White-on-Black racism where there are no Blacks -- The making of ethnic identities in the frontier town -- Two centuries of African Americans' presence in Iowa and Dubuque -- White-on-Black racism in Dubuque : the frontier town's first century -- Persistence of White racism : Dubuque's second century -- Choosing the scapegoats : presence of the Klan in racial and ethnic conflicts -- Failure of a dream : Dubuque's blueprint for racial harmony -- Organized labor, Black workers and discrimination -- Political economy of racism : Dubuque as "any town USA" -- Epilogue : Dubuque and Iowa in the new millennium
Subjects
- Racism -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 19th century.
- Racism -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 20th century.
- White people -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century.
- White people -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- Attitudes -- History -- 20th century.
- Social classes -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 19th century.
- Social classes -- Iowa -- Dubuque -- History -- 20th century.
- Dubuque (Iowa) -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
- Dubuque (Iowa) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
- Dubuque (Iowa) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
- Dubuque (Iowa) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.