Reviews

"Giffin fills an essential gap and takes on a crucial, yet little-studied time period in history. Perhaps more important is the depth and quality of his research combined with his important and nuanced arguments about the hardening of the color line in Ohio urban areas between 1915 and 1930. This book will find sizeable and significant audiences for a long time to come." --James H. Madison, Indiana University"An exhaustive and fascinating study of race and community." --Kevin J. Mumford, University of Iowa