Stories from Perth Amboy (American Chronicles)

Katherine Massopust

$23.09

Publication Date: August 21st, 2012

Publisher:

History Press

ISBN:

9781609496968

Pages:

160

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Description

Since its establishment in 1683, Perth Amboy has been a progressive and welcoming community. Residents have consistently made a stand for equality--in the 1920s, riots at a local KKK meeting ousted the Klan for good, and the nation's first African America.

Stories from Perth Amboy (American Chronicles)

Description

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