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African American Urban History since World War II

von Kenneth L. Kusmer, Joe W. Trotter

History Non-Fiction African American Studies Urban Studies

ISBN

9780226465104

Verlag

University of Chicago Press

Erschienen

15.07.2009

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African American history urban history postwar era black migration Latino immigration residential segregation deindustrialization middle-class blacks suburbs black urban activists gender women's roles social change black culture consumption race relations class relations social science academic scholarly

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Historians have devoted surprisingly little attention to African American urban history ofthe postwar period, especially compared with earlier decades. Correcting this imbalance, African American Urban History since World War II features an exciting mix of seasoned scholars and fresh new voices whose combined efforts provide the first comprehensive assessment of this important subject. The first of this volume’s five groundbreaking sections focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, later sections tackle such topics as the real estate industry’s discriminatory practices, the movement of middle-class blacks to the suburbs, and the influence of black urban activists on national employment and social welfare policies. Another group of contributors examines these themes through the lens of gender, chronicling deindustrialization’s disproportionate impact on women and women’s leading roles in movements for social change. Concluding with a set of essays on black culture and consumption, this volume fully realizes its goal of linking local transformations with the national and global processes that affect urban class and race relations.