The Sociogenesis of a Race Riot: Springfield, Illinois, in 1908
Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1990. Hardcover. xiv, [2], 231, [5] p., [4] p. of illustrations: tables, maps; 24 cm. Brown cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Part of the series Blacks in the New World. The author examines violence in Springfield, Illinois, in the summer of 1908 when a white mob murdered two black men and destroyed the black business district and residential area. Book is in Very Good Condition: "Kusmer" written on front free endpaper by former owner historian Kenneth Kusmer, who also left marginal notations on a few pages; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: slightly rubbed; front flap creased; clean and bright. Very Good / near fine. Item #010641
ISBN: 0252016947
Price: $25.00