Burns, Rebecca, 1966-

Rage in the Gate City the story of the 1906 Atlanta race riot / [electronic resource] : Rebecca Burns. - Rev. ed. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, c2009. - xii, 214 p. : ill.

First edition: Cincinnati : Emmis Books, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-201) and index.

Introduction : Atlanta, 1906 -- A lynching in Lakewood -- Politics of fear -- The Gate City -- The truck farmer's wife -- Harpers Ferry -- Incident at Copenhill -- Pastor Proctor's sermon -- Two meetings and one party -- Low dives and blind tigers -- Celebration -- A visit from William Jennings Bryan -- Orrie Bryan's story -- "Extra! Extra!" -- Rage -- Fighting back -- Attack on Brownsville -- Negotiations -- What happened to Max Barber -- On trial -- Christmas unease -- Epilogue: Atlanta, 2006.


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Race riots--History--Georgia--Atlanta--20th century.
Racism--History--Georgia--Atlanta--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Georgia--Atlanta--20th century.
Civic leaders--History--Georgia--Atlanta--20th century.


Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government--20th century.


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