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Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville
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- Creator
- Dr. Sandra E. Jones
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021
- ©2021
- Physical Details
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- 124 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781467148887, 1467148881, 9781540249753, 1540249751
- OCLC
- on1260340361
- Includes bibliographical references.
- African Americans in Wisconsin. Wisconsin's early black settlers -- Slavery in the Wisconsin Territory -- Milwaukee's first black residents -- Creating black boundaries. Profiles. Mamie Thurman -- Robert "Bobby" Mosley-- George F. Sanders -- William "Bill" Nolen Jr. -- Dr. Reuben Harpole -- Joseph "Joe" DeCou -- Raymond Washington -- Sharon Adams -- Building community. The neighborhood -- Community across racial, ethnic and economic lines -- Work ethic -- Lapham Park and the Lapham Social Center -- Schools -- Mentoring children -- Churches -- Urban League --Regal and Roosevelt Theaters -- Entertainment -- Leaving Bronzeville. New neighborhoods
Subjects
- Bronzeville (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- History.
- African Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History.
- African Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- Social life and customs -- History.
- Neighborhoods -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- History.
- African Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- Biography.
- Milwaukee (Wis.) -- History.