Lost Buxton
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Published
Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017].
ISBN
9781467124386, 1467124389, 9781540214232, 1540214230
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Status
Iowa Book - Public Shelving
977.7865 CHA Iowa Books
2 available
977.7865 CHA Iowa Books
2 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Iowa Book - Public Shelving | 977.7865 CHA Iowa Books | On Shelf |
Iowa Book - Public Shelving | 977.7865 CHA Iowa Books | On Shelf |
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Published
Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9781467124386, 1467124389, 9781540214232, 1540214230
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 126) and index.
Description
"Buxton, Iowa, was an unincorporated coal mining town, established by Consolidation Coal Company in 1900. At a time when Jim Crow laws and segregation kept blacks and whites separated throughout the nation, Buxton was integrated. African American and Caucasian residents lived, worked, and went to school side by side. The company provided miners with equal housing and equal pay, regardless of race, and offered opportunities for African Americans beyond mining. Professional African Americans included a bank cashier, the justice of the peace, constables, doctors, attorneys, store clerks, and teachers. Businesses, such as a meat market, a drugstore, a bakery, a music store, hotels, millinery shops, a saloon, and restaurants, were owned by African Americans. For 10 years, African Americans made up more than half of the population. Unfortunately, in the early 1920s, the mines closed, and today, only a cemetery, a few foundations, and some crumbling ruins remain."--Cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chase, R. (2017). Lost Buxton . Arcadia Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chase, Rachelle. 2017. Lost Buxton. Arcadia Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chase, Rachelle. Lost Buxton Arcadia Publishing, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chase, Rachelle. Lost Buxton Arcadia Publishing, 2017.
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