Black Broadway in Washington, DC Briana A. Thomas

Black Broadway in Washington, DC

Author: Briana A. Thomas
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Book Title
Black Broadway in Washington, DC
Author
Briana A. Thomas
ISBN
9781540245601
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: HardcoverAuthor: Briana A. ThomasPublisher: History PRPublished: 01/04/2021ISBN: 9781540245601Pages: 194Weight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
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: Hardcover
Author: Briana A. Thomas
Publisher: History PR
Published: 01/04/2021
ISBN: 9781540245601
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
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: Hardcover
Author: Briana A. Thomas
Publisher: History PR
Published: 01/04/2021
ISBN: 9781540245601
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d