Black Manhood and Community Building in North Carolina 1900-1930

by Angela Hornsby-Gutting

Historical treatments of race during the early twentieth century have generally focused on black women's activism. Leading books about the disenfranchisement era hint that black men withdrew from positions of community leadership until later in the century. Angela Hornsby-Gutting argues that middle-class black men in North Carolina in fact actively responded to new manifestations of racism. Focusing on the localized, grassroots work of black men during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813036798
• ISBN13: 9780813036793
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"