Black Broadway in Washington, DC Briana A. Thomas

Black Broadway in Washington, DC

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Black Broadway in Washington, DC
Author
Briana A. Thomas
ISBN
9781467139298
Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a city within a city. Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggles of gentrification.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Briana A. ThomasPublisher: History PressPublished: 01/04/2021ISBN: 9781467139298Pages: 192Weight: 0.97lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a city within a city. Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggles of gentrification.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Briana A. Thomas
Publisher: History Press
Published: 01/04/2021
ISBN: 9781467139298
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a city within a city. Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggles of gentrification.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Briana A. Thomas
Publisher: History Press
Published: 01/04/2021
ISBN: 9781467139298
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d