Indiana Blacks in the twentieth century

"Indiana Blacks in the Twentieth Century is the long-awaited sequel to Emma Lou Thornbrough's classic study The Negro in Indiana Before 1900. This posthumous volume chronicles the growth, both in numbers and in power, of African Americans in a northern state that was notable for its antiblack tradition. Thornbrough (1913-1994), the acknowledged dean of black history in Indiana, shows the impact of the Great Migration during World War I and World War II, when African Americans moved north to Indiana to work in war industries. She links the growth of the black community to the increased segregation of the 1920s, and demonstrates how World War II marked a turning point in the movement in Indiana to expand the civil rights of African Americans."--BOOK JACKET.