Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwestvolume 8

by Dwayne A. Mack

Book Overview

In 1981, decades before mainstream America elected Barack Obama, James Chase became the first African American mayor of Spokane, Washington, with the overwhelming support of a majority-white electorate. Chase's win failed to capture the attention of historians-as had the century-long evolution of the black community in Spokane. In Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest, Dwayne A. Mack corrects this oversight-and recovers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806144890
• ISBN13: 9780806144894
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.2"