Banished from Johnstown

Banished from Johnstown
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 9781439668849
ISBN-13 : 1439668841
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Book Synopsis Banished from Johnstown by : Cody McDevitt

Download or read book Banished from Johnstown written by Cody McDevitt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines one of the worst civil rights injustices in Pennsylvania history—the 1923 banishment of Black and Mexican residents from Johnstown. In response to the fatal shooting of four policemen in 1923, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time. Many were forced out at gunpoint. An estimated two thousand people uprooted their lives in response to the racist edict. Area Ku Klux Klan members celebrated the creation of a “sundown town” and increased their own intimidation practices. Meanwhile, figures such as Marcus Garvey spoke out against the unjust action as newspapers throughout the country published condemnations. In Banished from Jonestown, historian and award-winning journalist Cody McDevitt examines the events and impact of one of the worst civil rights injustices in Western Pennsylvania history.


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