We Ask Only a Fair Trial: A History of the Black Community of Evansville, Indiana (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Bigham's carefully crafted history vividly details blacks' struggle to live in a small- to medium-sized Northern city. Evansville had only 10 blacks in 1820, 96 in 1860, and 8895 in 1950. At their relative peak, reached in 1900 when they numbered 1408, blacks were 12.5 percent of the city's population. Although battered by mobs and ostracized by law, they did more than simply endure; they developed a subculture that promoted their life, Bigham argues. His fine study is recommended for collections on local, urban, and black history. Thomas J. Davis, SUNY at Buffalo Lib .Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.