Lord, Please Don't Take Me in August: African-Americans in Newport and Saratoga Springs, 1870-1930 (Blacks in the New World)
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Author(s)Myra B. Armstead
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN / ASIN0252068017
ISBN-139780252068010
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,889,876
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Documents the experiences of African Americans in Saratoga Springs, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island - towns that provided a recurring season of expanded employment opportunities, enhanced social life, cosmopolitan experience, and, in a good year, enough money to last through the winter.
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