Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa

Some have called Buxton a Black Utopia. In the town of five thousand residents, established in 1900,...
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Author: Rachelle Chase
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Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa by Chase, Rachelle

Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa

$72.45

Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa

$72.45
Author: Rachelle Chase
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Some have called Buxton a Black Utopia. In the town of five thousand residents, established in 1900, African Americans and Caucasians lived, worked and attended school together. It was a thriving, one-of-a-kind coal mining town created by the Consolidation Coal Company. This inclusive approach provided opportunity for its residents. Dr. E.A. Carter was the first African American to get a medical degree from the University of Iowa in 1907. He returned to Buxton and was hired by the coal company, where he treated both black and white patients. Attorney George Woodson ran for file clerk in the Iowa Senate for the Republican Party in 1898, losing to a white man by one vote. Author Rachelle Chase details the amazing events that created this unique community and what made it disappear.

Author: Rachelle Chase
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 01/28/2019
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781540237316

About the Author
Chase, Rachelle: - Rachelle Chase is a senior business analyst for Fortune 500 companies and a published romance author with an interest in African American history. She currently lives in Iowa. Eight years ago, after stumbling upon Buxton, Iowa, while visiting a friend, she began researching it, promising herself she'd write a book about it one day. When she moved to Iowa four years ago, she finally did. Rachelle hopes that this book will raise awareness about the historical significance of Buxton--a town way ahead of its time--and help preserve what little is left of Buxton.

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