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Author

Burns, Rebecca, 1966-

Title Rage in the Gate City [electronic resource] : the story of the 1906 Atlanta race riot / Rebecca Burns.

Imprint

Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2009.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Edition	Rev. ed.
Description	xii, 214 p. : ill.
Note	First edition: Cincinnati : Emmis Books, 2006.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-201) and index.
Contents	Introduction : Atlanta, 1906 -- A lynching in Lakewood -- Politics of fear -- The Gate City -- The truck farmer's wife -- Harpers Ferry -- Incident at Copenhill -- Pastor Proctor's sermon -- Two meetings and one party -- Low dives and blind tigers -- Celebration -- A visit from William Jennings Bryan -- Orrie Bryan's story -- "Extra! Extra!" -- Rage -- Fighting back -- Attack on Brownsville -- Negotiations -- What happened to Max Barber -- On trial -- Christmas unease -- Epilogue: Atlanta, 2006.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Race riots -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
	Racism -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
	African Americans -- Civil rights -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
	Civic leaders -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History -- 20th century.
	Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
	Atlanta (Ga.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780820333076 (paper : alk. paper)
	0820333077 (paper : alk. paper)
	9780820342917 (electronic bk.)