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Page 762
... allowed a 5 - foot - long space , and children were given even less room . In all , the slave ship Brookes could accommodate 450 slaves packed in this way . Other slave ships were similar . Crowding was the least of the discomforts ...
... allowed a 5 - foot - long space , and children were given even less room . In all , the slave ship Brookes could accommodate 450 slaves packed in this way . Other slave ships were similar . Crowding was the least of the discomforts ...
Page 793
... allowed into all - white unions , steel companies brought in African American workers as strikebreak- ers when white workers went out on strike . Inevitably , this practice created great tension between white and black steelworkers ...
... allowed into all - white unions , steel companies brought in African American workers as strikebreak- ers when white workers went out on strike . Inevitably , this practice created great tension between white and black steelworkers ...
Page 880
... allowed African Americans to have more control over their lives . Independent black institutions - such as fraternal organizations , businesses , and sports teams - devel- oped and gave African Americans the opportunity to express their ...
... allowed African Americans to have more control over their lives . Independent black institutions - such as fraternal organizations , businesses , and sports teams - devel- oped and gave African Americans the opportunity to express their ...
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Editorial Board | 500 |
Readers Guide xiii | 507 |
African Americans in Halls of Fame | 907 |
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