America's First Black Town: Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-1915
Book Details
Author(s)Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua
PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
ISBN / ASIN0252070801
ISBN-139780252070808
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1 to 4 weeks
Sales Rank2,582,905
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Founded by Chance, Sustained by Courage, Brooklyn, Illinois, was a magnet for African Americans from its founding by free and fugitive Blacks in the 1820s. This title traces Brooklyn's transformation from a freedom village into a residential commuter satellite that supplied cheap labor to the city and the region.
