Banished from Johnstown racist backlash in Pennsylvania
"In 1923, in response to the fatal shooting of four policemen, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time and were forced...
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Charleston, SC :
The History Press,
2020.
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