02413nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10155092 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 051107s2006 moua sb s001 0deng 2005032000 0826216498 (hard cover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)191948880 n-us-ks F474.K29 N43 2006eb 977.8/4110496073 22 Coulter, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1954- Take up the Black man's burden [electronic resource] : Kansas City's African American communities, 1865-1939 / Charles E. Coulter. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006. x, 345 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-334) and index. The souls of Black folk -- The world of work -- Professionals, businesspeople, and others -- Institutions of uplift -- School, church, and health : institutions of salvation -- Play : not without laughter -- Housing -- The challenges of the Great Depression, 1930-1939 -- Coda : "The weary blues" -- Appendix A. G. A. Gregg's description of the Tulsa Race Riot, May 30-June 2, 1921 -- Appendix B. Graduates of the first Janitor Training School conducted by the Kansas City Urban League. "Examines the people and institutions that shaped Kansas City's Black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II, blending rich historical research with first-person accounts that allow participants in this historical drama to tell their own stories of struggle and accomplishment"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. African Americans Missouri Kansas City History. African Americans Missouri Kansas City Social conditions. African American neighborhoods Missouri Kansas City History. Kansas City (Mo.) Race relations History. Kansas City (Mo.) Social conditions. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10155092 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 93483 93483