Black and brown
Subtitle: African Americans and the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920
By: Gerald Horne.
Series: American history and culture; American history and culture (New York University Press)
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: African Americans -- Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 20th century; Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Participation, African American; Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 20th century
Description: Drawing on archives on both sides of the border, the author chronicles the political currents which created and then undermined the Mexican border as a relative safe haven for African Americans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Before the Revolution; title: A tale of two Negroes; title: Bordering on revolution; title: A border drenched in blood; title: Buffaloed soldiers; title: Black and brown defenders of white supremacy?; title: Negroes invade Mexico; title: "Kill the 'gringo' men!"; title: Epilogue : revolution delayed.