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Series Introduction Scott C. Zeman xi
Preface xv
Maps xix
1 The African American West: Getting Started
Defining the West 3
Why Study the West 11
Americans of African Descent 12
About This Book 17
2 Frontiers of Slavery and Freedom, 1815-1865 21
Slavery on the Early Frontier 24
The Community Impulse|29
Black Individualism 31
Texas and Slavery 34
Indian Territory and Slavery 36
The Mexican War 39
The California Gold Rush 41
The Slavery Cases and Colored Conventions 44
Beyond the West of Bondage?., 50
The West and the Civil War 51
Conclusion 53
Bibliographic Essay 54
3 Trailblazers in the New West, 1866-1890 57
The Cowboys 61
Soldiering West 70
To Kansas! 74
Oklahoma 78
The Black Towns 80
The Rise of the Urban West 83
Building "Community" 86
Bibliographic Essay 90
4 Seeking Freedom in the West, 1890-1920 91
A Different Kind of Black Experience 92
The South in Crisis 94
The "Talented Tenth" Migration 98
The Great Migration 102
No Rush WestWard 105
Community Life in the Black West 107
The Afro-American Council 111
The Colored Women's Clubs 112
The Rise of the NAACP 114
World War I 118
Bibliographic Essay
5 Between The World Wars, 1920-1940 127
The Tulsa Race Riot 130
The Second Ku Klux Klan 133
Garveyism Out West 136
The New Negro Renaissance 140
The Great Depression and the New Deal 150
Bibliographic Essay 157
6 World War Ii and the Great Transformation 159
The Defense Economy 162
The Second Great Migration 165
The Role of the Federal Government 171
Race and Organized Labor 175
The Port Chicago Disaster 181
The Housing Crisis 184
Liberty Ships 188
Bibliographic Essay 189
7The Era Of Racial Liberalism, 1945-1965 191
An Even Greater Migration 135
The Housing Crises 197
Fighting For Civil Rights 202
Direct-Action Protests 208
Direct Action In The West 212
Sports And Entertainment 216
The Political Arena 222
Bibliographic Essay 225
8 The Era Of Black Nationalism, 1965-1980 227
The Black West As Trendsetter 230
Rebellion In Watts 230
The Aftermath 233
"Black Power" 235
Karenga And Kwanzaa 238
The Black Panthers 242
Angela Davis and Che-Lumumba 248
Civil Rights in the West(continued...) 254
The Electoral Arena 255
The 1968 Olympic Games 259
Blacks and Hollywood 262
Conclusion 265
Bibliographic Essay 266
9 The African American West since 1980: Decline And Success 269
The Urban Crisis 273
The Rodney King Beating 276
The L.A Riot 278
Gangsta Rap 283
Willie Brown: Political Star 287
Sports as the Great Equalizer 290
Suburbanization 297
Leaving the West 299
Bibliographic Essay 301
10 Historiography and Current Issues 303
The Historiography of the Black West 305
A New Wave of Multiracial History? 310
A "Minority Majority? 313
Chronology 317
Glassary 329
Selected Bibliography 335
Index 341
About the Author 353
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