Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race

Every American city had a small, self-aware, and active black elite, who felt it was their duty to set the standard for the less fortunate members of their race

Moore reevaluates the role of this black elite by examining how their self-interest interacted with the needs of the black community in Washington, D.C., the ce

From the time the first tracks were laid in the early nineteenth century, the railroad has occupied a crucial place in America's historical imagination. Now, fo