African Americans in Minnesota
, by Taylor, David Vassar- ISBN: 9780873514200 | 0873514203
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 10/1/2002
Author David Taylor chronicles the rich history of Blacks in the state through careful analysis of census and housing records, newspaper records, and first-person accounts. He recounts the triumphs and struggles of African Americans in Minnesota over the past 200 years in a clear and concise narrative.
Major themes covered include settlement by Blacks during the territorial and early statehood periods; the development of urban Black communities in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Duluth; Blacks in rural areas; the emergence of Black community organizations and leaders in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries; and Black communities in transition during the turbulent last half of the twentieth century.
Taylor also introduces influential and notable African Americans: George Bonga, the first African American born in the region during t