The efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the efforts of a minority of white Washingtonians to effect an understanding with the Negroes-make this a fascinating story.

Originally published in 1967.

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Constance McLaughlin Green

• Frontmatter,
• Foreword,
• Contents,
• Illustrations,
• I. Washington in 1965,
• II. The Emergence of a Self-Reliant Negro Community, 1791-1831,
• III. The Challenge of New Adversity, 1831-1860,
• IV. Civil War and Social Revolution, 1861-1865,
• V. Reaching toward Citizenship and Its Responsibilities, 1865-1867,
• VI. The Struggle for Full Civil Rights, 1868-1878,
• VII. The Withering of Hope, 1879-1901,
• VIII. The Beginnings of Organized Protest, 1901-1916,
• IX. War, Race Riots, and New Nadir, 1917-1928,
• X. The Upward Turn, 1929-1939,
• XI. A New Alignment, 1939-1945,
• XII. The Legal Battle for Washington, 1946-1954,
• XIII. Laying the Foundations of a New Social Order, 1954-1961,
• Bibliographical Note,
• Bibliography,
• Index,