West of Jim Crow The Fight against California's Color Line

Free Download Lynn M. Hudson, "West of Jim Crow: The Fight against California's Color Line"
English | ISBN: 0252085256 | 2020 | 340 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
African Americans who moved to California in hopes of finding freedom and full citizenship instead faced all-too-familiar racial segregation. As one transplant put it, "The only difference between Pasadena and Mississippi is the way they are spelled." From the beaches to streetcars to schools, the Golden State―in contrast to its reputation for tolerance―perfected many methods of controlling people of color.