In this Book
- A History of Fort Worth in Black & White: 165 Years of African-American Life
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
summary
A History of Fort Worth in Black & White fills a long-empty niche on the Fort Worth bookshelf: a scholarly history of the city's black community that starts at the beginning with Ripley Arnold and the early settlers, and comes down to today with our current battles over education, housing, and representation in city affairs. The book's sidebars on some noted and some not-so-noted African Americans make it appealing as a school text as well as a book for the general reader. Using a wealth of primary sources, Richard Selcer dispels several enduring myths, for instance the mistaken belief that Camp Bowie trained only white soldiers, and the spurious claim that Fort Worth managed to avoid the racial violence that plagued other American cities in the twentieth century. Selcer arrives at some surprisingly frank conclusions that will challenge current politically correct notions.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- p. vii
- List of Photos
- p. x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- Chapter 4: The World of Jim Crow
- pp. 133-230
- Chapter 6: Jim Crow Rules!
- pp. 259-312
- Chapter 7: The Depression
- pp. 313-362
- Chapter 8: World War II
- pp. 363-390
- Chapter 10: Jim Crow R.I.P.
- pp. 467-496
- Chapter 12: A Few Conclusions
- pp. 529-542
- Bibliography
- pp. 543-570
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574416305
Related ISBN(s)
9781574416169
MARC Record
OCLC
932626607
Pages
400
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No