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Contents List of Maps and Tables ix Preface to the Centennial Paperback Edition Xl Acknowledgments xvii Abbreviations xix Introduction Chapter 1: "Riot, Ruin and Rebellion ..." 15 Prelude / The Black Image I /4 August / IS August Tlze Riot Redefined Chapter 2: The Community 55 Sprmgfield's Economy I The Black Community Residential Patterns / Riot as the Wages ifUrban Sin Hare and Politics / Riot as Reform Chapter .3: The Rioters 93 Identifying RIot Participants / Age and So; Birthplare and Ethnicity I Class and Occupation Homeownershi} and Residence Chapter 4: The Victims 124 The Limits qj' fl/7!ite Consensus I Black Victims The Levee and Badlands I Hit-and-Run Attacks The SocUlI Location ifJVhite Vengeance Black Progress as Deviant Behavwr Chapter 5: The Aftermath 158 The Trial qfJoe James I White Rioters, White Justice Reading Haa out c:f'Riot I Black Law and Order Leagues Local Impact (ifthe HlOt Conclusion 190 Appendix 201 Bibliography 212 Index 226 ...

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