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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
De Jong, Greta.
A different day : African American struggles for justice in rural Louisiana,
1900–1970 / Greta de Jong.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8078-2711-8 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8078-5379-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. African Americans—Civil rights—Louisiana—History—20th century. 2. Civil
rights movements—Louisiana—History—20th century. 3. African American
civil rights workers—Louisiana—History—20th century. 4. African Americans—
Louisiana—Politics and government—20th century. 5. African Americans—
Louisiana—Social conditions—20th century. 6. Rural population—Louisiana—
History—20th century. 7. Louisiana—Race relations. 8. Louisiana—Rural
conditions. 9. Louisiana—Politics and government. I. Title.
E185.93.L6 D38 2002
323.1’1960730763’0904—dc21    2001057824

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