Race, social reform, and the making of a middle class : the American Missionary Association and Black Atlanta, 1870-1900 / Joseph O. Jewell.

Author/creator Jewell, Joseph O., 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 225 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
African Americans--Georgia. --Atlanta. --Social conditions. --19th century.
African Americans--Georgia. --Atlanta. --Economic conditions. --19th century.
Middle class--Georgia. --Atlanta. --History. --19th century.
Social problems--Georgia. --Atlanta. --History. --19th century.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Social conditions. --19th century.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Economic conditions. --19th century.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations. --History. --19th century.

Contents Introduction -- "Open and urgent fields of labor" : the American Missionary Association, race, and social reform in the Black South -- "Up from slavery" : the economic foundations of Atlanta's Black middle class, 1870-1900 -- "Black ivy" : education, race, and class at Storrs Free School and Atlanta University -- From "black sheep" to "dusky shepherds" : missionary religion and the making of a Black middle-class elite -- Race, reform and remaking the middle class.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 195-213) and index.
LCCN 2005030692
ISBN0742535452 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780742535459 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0742535460 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780742535466 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F294.A89 N4444 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold