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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2023
- ISBN
- 9780700634675
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700634673
ISBN-13
9780700634675
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4058360265
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kansas City's Montgall Avenue : Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), African American
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2023-905925
Reviews
"Carr's fantastic interweaving of Black community life with heritage, culture, finance, and politics paints a vivid picture of Kansas City's Black history as well as the city's history more broadly."-- Kansas History "This block of Montgall Avenue was home to people and stories with profound implication's for Kansas City's history. by tracing these challenging histories on a human scale, Carr makes past African American experiences palpable to a modern audience. Her prose is both academically sound and popularly accessible, with her supporting evidence gathered meticulously over a decade of research."-- Missouri Historical Review, "Woven with the profound stories of our city's most influential Black leaders, in Kansas City's Montgall Avenue , Margie Carr reminds us of the work still to be done in our city and country to address the historical and current underinvestment and systemic racism in our communities through the eyes of one block. We have the power to correct these wrongs of the past and create a truly equitable future."-- Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas "Margie Carr's work is an outstanding addition to the history of Black Kansas City and Kansas City as a whole. By examining the lives of the residents of this one block, Carr teases out important individuals and events that shaped Black Kansas City."-- Charles E. Coulter , author of Take Up the Black Man's Burden: Kansas City's African American Communities, 1865-1939 "Margie Carr's new book is the extraordinary century-old history of one city block, consisting of sixteen Black-owned houses, which both shaped and reflected the changing status of African Americans in Kansas City, Missouri. Montgall Avenue's initial residents included Black newspaper editors, educators, and businesspeople, as well as leaders of the NAACP and other civic organizations. And it was a beautiful block; its graceful houses featured lovely gardens, and giant elm trees formed a canopy over the street. Time and racism, however, have taken their toll. Today, most of the houses have been abandoned or razed. Fires destroyed some of them; dynamite hurled by angry whites destroyed others. Intelligently conceived, meticulously researched, and beautifully written, Carr's book is invaluable not only for those interested in the history of African Americans in Kansas City but also for those concerned about America's future."-- William M. Tuttle, Jr. , professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Kansas, and author of Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919 and "Daddy's Gone to War": The Second World War in the Lives of America's Children, "Margie Carr's work is an outstanding addition to the history of Black Kansas City and Kansas City as a whole. By examining the lives of the residents of this one block, Carr teases out important individuals and events that shaped Black Kansas City."-- Charles E. Coulter , author of Take Up the Black Man's Burden: Kansas City's African American Communities, 1865-1939 "Margie Carr's new book is the extraordinary century-old history of one city block, consisting of sixteen Black-owned houses, which both shaped and reflected the changing status of African Americans in Kansas City, Missouri. Montgall Avenue's initial residents included Black newspaper editors, educators, and businesspeople, as well as leaders of the NAACP and other civic organizations. And it was a beautiful block; its graceful houses featured lovely gardens, and giant elm trees formed a canopy over the street. Time and racism, however, have taken their toll. Today, most of the houses have been abandoned or razed. Fires destroyed some of them; dynamite hurled by angry whites destroyed others. Intelligently conceived, meticulously researched, and beautifully written, Carr's book is invaluable not only for those interested in the history of African Americans in Kansas City but also for the those concerned about America's future."-- Bill Tuttle , professor emeritus of American studies at the University of Kansas, and author of Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919 and "Daddy's Gone to War": The Second World War in the Lives of America's Children
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: The Foundation of a Community: Montgall Avenue from 1904 to 1919 1. Rufus Montgall: The Man behind the Street 2. 2436 Montgall Avenue: Hugh Oliver and Myrtle Foster Cook 3. 2444 Montgall Avenue: Anna Holland Jones 4. 2442 Montgall Avenue: Hezekiah Walden 5. 2434 Montgall Avenue: Frances Jackson, Carolyn Brydie, and Gwendolyn Calderon Part 2: The Hub of a Community: Montgall Avenue from 1920 to 1940 6. 2451 Montgall Avenue: John Edward Perry and Fredericka Douglass Perry 7. 2453 Montgall Avenue: Homer Roberts 8. 2447 Montgall Avenue: Chester Franklin and Ada Crogman 9. 2444 Montgall Avenue: The Bluford Family 10. 2457 Montgall Avenue: Piney Brown 11. 2449 Montgall Avenue: The Pittman Family Part 3: The Transformation of a Community: Montgall Avenue from 1941 to 1998 12. Residents Reach Pinnacle of Power, 1941 13. A Black Journalist Covering Public Spaces and a Horrific Crime, 1942 14. The Civil Rights Two-Step, 1955-1967 15. Surviving Riot, Attacks, and Decline, 1968-1998 16. Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
A few blocks southeast of the famed intersection of 18th and Vine in Kansas City, Missouri, just a stone's throw from Charlie Parker's old stomping grounds and the current home of the vaunted American Jazz Museum and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, sits Montgall Avenue. This single block was home to some of the most important and influential leaders the city has ever known. Margie Carr's Kansas City's Montgall Avenue: Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home is the extraordinary, century-old history of one city block whose residents shaped the changing status of Black people in Kansas City and built the social and economic institutions that supported the city's Black community during the first half of the twentieth century. The community included, among others, Chester Franklin, founder of the city's Black newspaper, The Call ; Lucile Bluford, a University of Kansas alumna who worked at The Call for 69 years; and Dr. John Edward Perry, founder of Wheatley-Provident Hospital, Kansas City's first hospital for Black people. The principal and four teachers from Lincoln High School, Kanas City's only high school for African American students, also lived on the block. While introducing the reader to the remarkable individuals living on Montgall Avenue, Carr also uses this neighborhood as a microcosm of the changing nature of discrimination in twentieth-century America. The city's white leadership had little interest in supporting the Black community and instead used its resources to separate and isolate them. The state of Missouri enforced segregation statues until the 1960s and the federal government created housing policies that erased any assets Black homeowners accumulated, robbing them of their ability to transfer that wealth to the next generation. Today, the 2400 block of Montgall Avenue is situated in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Kansas City. The attitudes and policies that contributed to the neighborhood's changing environment paint a more complete--and disturbing--picture of the role that race in continues to play in America's story.
LC Classification Number
F474.K275M668 2023
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- h***t (52)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI’m so happy with the book! It arrived fast and just as described. The best part is that it’s the correct edition, the same one listed. I’ve ordered books from other sellers that were different editions than the one listed but this seller did great and packaged the book so well, too. This was such a great price!
- s***u (311)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat seller! The Kansas City, MO Post Office took about 11 days to get the package from "accepted at facility" to "in transit," but the seller was helpful when I contacted them about it. I would do business with them again. Paperback book was in great condition when it arrived! Great price too.The Lost Art of Reading Natures Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predi (#156628259793)
- 2***7 (341)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat find. Great price. Item as described. Packaged nicely. Great communication with seller. I would purchase again from this seller. The book arrived late due to postal delays not the seller.Self-Love Workbook for Women: Release Self-Doubt, Build Self (#156605543175)