Reviewed by Linwood H. Cousins | Reviews | Journal of American Ethnic History, 28.3

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A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith. By Anna-Lisa Cox. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. xiv + 272 pp. Maps, photos, tables, notes, bibliography, appendix, and index. $19.95 (paper).

A Stronger Kinship: One Town's Extraordinary Story of Hope and Faith is a family and community saga wrapped within the local, regional, and national history of race relations in the United States between 1860 and 1896, although the epilogue takes us to the 1950s. Using interviews, diaries, oral histories, and contemporary and historical archives, Cox tells the story of several African American families as they carved out a place in the little town of Covert, Michigan. And in staking out a place, these African Americans crossed the barriers of race to share in racially integrated relationships with whites that lasted well into the twentieth century. As the book's subtitle suggests, this is a story centered on the accomplishments and equality that African Americans achieved against the odds of a racism that permeated everyday life in surrounding towns, states, and the nation.

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