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 fo...
Main Author: | McDevitt, Cody (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Norman, Tony, (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist) (writer of foreword.) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Charleston, SC :
The History Press,
2020.
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Subjects: |
African Americans
> Civil rights
> Pennsylvania
> Johnstown (Cambria County)
> History
> 20th century.
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Summary: |
"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 out at gunpoint. An estimated two thousand people uprooted their lives in response to the racist edict. Area Ku Klux Klan members celebrated the creation of a 'sundown town' and increased their own intimidation practices. Figures such as Marcus Garvey spoke out in Pittsburgh against it as newspapers throughout the country published condemnations. Author and journalist Cody McDevitt tells the story of one of the worst civil rights injustices in Western Pennsylvania history." |
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Physical Description: |
223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781467142748 1467142743 |