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Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970

by Abel A. Bartley, Jon L. Wakelyn. 184 pgs.

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Table of contents
Contents
Tables ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 When Days Were Dark: Jacksonville's African-American Community from the Civil War through 1945
Chapter 2 The First African-American Strides Towards Political Power 25
Chapter 3 The African-American Community During the 1950s: The Fight to Elect a Candidate
Chapter 4 Haydon Bums and the African-American Community: The Dynamics of Machine Politics in the Modern Age
Chapter 5 Reading, Writing, and Racism: The Fight to Desegregate the Duval County School System
Chapter 6 The 1960 and 1964 Jacksonville Riots: The Difficult Years 97
Chapter 7 Our Time Has Come: The Impact of African-American Voting on the 1967 Local Elections
A photo essay follows chapter four
Chapter 8 Jacksonville and Duval County Consolidation: A Trick or Treat 137
Chapter 9 Race Still Matters: A Look at the Bold New City of the South 157
Bibliography 169
Index 175
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Keeping the Faith: Race, Politics, and Social Development in Jacksonville, Florida, 1940-1970
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