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Amy Helene Forss has a PhD in African American history and teaches at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work has appeared in journals such as Nebraska History and Great Plains Quarterly.
Amy Helene Forss has a PhD in African American history and teaches at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Nebraska. Her work has appeared in journals such as Nebraska History and Great Plains Quarterly.
Examines the impact of the black press through the narrative of Brown's life and work.
List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Part 1. Laying the Foundation 1. A Family of Fighters 2. Involving the Community 3. Politics of Respectability Part 2. Ensuring Her Success4. Working within Her Space 5. Collective Activism and the De Porres Club 6. Restricted Housing and 'Rithmetic Part 3. Transferring Ownership to the Community7. Changing Strategies for Changing Times 8. The Death of an IconNotes BibliographyIndex