| Akron Contributor(s): Bartley, Abel A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738532819 ISBN-13: 9780738532813 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: While tire magnates like Harvey Firestone and John Seiberling were propelling Akron's rubber industry to the top, its African-American citizens were busy building and fortifying the "Rubber Capital of the World," supplying a tenacious workforce and cultivating a rich cultural and social environment. Great African Americans such as Rita Dove, Howard Hewitt, and James Ingram were born out of Akron and inspired all of America. Akron reveals the substantial contributions made to the community by African Americans through vintage images and supporting history, illuminating the churches, schools, labor forces, social organizations, athletics, and nightlife that played such an important role in making Akron the great city it is today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 977.136 |
| LCCN: 2004103402 |
| Series: Black America |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.48" W x 9.3" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Ohio - Locality - Akron, Ohio - Topical - Black History |
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Contributor Bio(s): Bartley, Abel A.: - Abel A. Bartley, a professor of African American and Urban History at the University of Akron, is the director of the Pan African Studies Program and the Pan African Center for Community Studies, which houses the Dr. Shirla R. McClain Gallery of Akron's Black History and Culture. |