Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on the Use of the Federal Censuses
Introduction
1. “Light Is Bursting upon the World!”
2. “Negroes Are the Favorites of the Government”
3. “Kansas Has an Ample Supply of Darkies”
4. “A Day More Dreadful Than Any That We Have Yet Experienced”
5. “Some Finely Tuned Spring-Release Trap”
6. “The Life of No Colored Man Is Safe”
7. “Sowing the Seed of Hatred and Prejudice”
8. “Peace at Home Is the Most Essential Thing”
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Incidents of Racist Violence in Kansas, 1861–1927
Appendix 2. Incidents of Jailhouse Defenses and Police Resistance Against Racist Violence in Kansas
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index