From slavery to civil rights : on the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-present /

McLaughlin-Stonham, Hilary,

From slavery to civil rights : on the streetcars of New Orleans 1830s-present / Hilary Mc Laughlin-Stonham. - 1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) : illustrations, maps - Liverpool studies in international slavery ; 17 .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-250) and index.

1. Legal and social colour distinctions in antebellum Louisiana -- 2. Streetcars and protest -- 3. The rise of white supremacy -- 4. Streetcars and the end of colour -- 5. Resistance and compliance -- 6. Conclusion.

As a window into New Orleans society, From Slavery to Civil Rights chronicles segregation on the streetcars of New Orleans over two centuries and discovers the impact of local and national events on a segregated system that was, at times, both surprisingly rigid and elastic over the period.

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Segregation in transportation--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--19th century.
Segregation in transportation--History--Louisiana--New Orleans--20th century.
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans.
African Americans--Civil rights--Louisiana--New Orleans.
Electric railroads--Cars--History.--Louisiana--New Orleans
Ségrégation dans le transport--Histoire--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--19e siècle.
Ségrégation dans le transport--Histoire--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans--20e siècle.
Noirs américains--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Noirs américains--Droits--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans.
Chemins de fer électriques--Wagons--Histoire.--Louisiane--La Nouvelle-Orléans
African Americans--Civil rights.
African Americans
Electric railroads--Cars
Race relations
Segregation in transportation


New Orleans (La.)--Race relations.
Louisiana--New Orleans


Electronic books.
History

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