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Americas first black town Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-1915

Cha-Jua Sundiata Keita2000
Books, Manuscripts
Subject: This text tracks the history of Broklyn Illinois, the first black town. It was founded by black fugitives as a freedom town but as Cha-jua documents, soon beame a provider of cheap labour for white industrial towns.
Edition:
Hardback
Imprint:
US 2000 University of Illinois Press
Collation:
276p
ISBN:
0252025377
Dewey class:
HI.3.01CHAHI.3.01/CHA
Language:
English
BRN:
1839695
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