Indignation: A History Of Politics And Race In Evansville, Indiana 1870-1950

The political history of Evansville Indiana from 1870 to the 1950s goes much deeper than election results and names of winners. For over one hundred years, the African American population was subjected to a political force that not only prevented social and economic progress in the river city but was also monetized into a monolithic voting block that rewarded political bosses and their patronage. There was little return on the voting investment to minority voters themselves. Poverty, housin...