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An Undergrowth of Folly: Public Order, Race Anxiety, and the 1903 Evansville, Indiana Riot (Studies in African American History and Culture)
An Undergrowth of Folly Public Order Race Anxiety and the 1903 Evansville Indiana Riot - Studies in African American History and Culture
Author: Brian Butler
This study examines how the influx of African Americans following the Civil War reshaped perceptions of public order in Evansville, Indiana. A race riot in Evansville in July 1903 reflected the challenges presented to culturally defined notions of public order by the increasing numbers of African Americans. Before the war, the Evansville elite a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780815337225
ISBN-10: 0815337221
Publication Date: 5/24/2000
Pages: 273
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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