African American life and culture in Orange Mound : case study of a black community in Memphis, Tennessee, 1890-1980 /

Founded in 1890, Orange Mound, a predominantly African American community located in Shelby County Tennessee and five-miles east of downtown Memphis, is one of the oldest residential communities in the United States built exclusively for African Americans. Originally, African American Life and Cultu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Charles, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Temas:
African Americans > Tennessee > Orange Mound > History.
African Americans.
Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Orange Mound (Memphis, Tenn.) > History.
Orange Mound (Memphis, Tenn.) > Social conditions.
Memphis (Tenn.) > History.
Memphis (Tenn.) > Social conditions.
Tennessee > Memphis.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Founded in 1890, Orange Mound, a predominantly African American community located in Shelby County Tennessee and five-miles east of downtown Memphis, is one of the oldest residential communities in the United States built exclusively for African Americans. Originally, African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound is an exploration of the conditions of living for residents of the unincorporated subdivision in the deep south from 1890 to 1919. It is also a study of contemporary approaches to community building during a time p.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 163 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates )
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739175866
0739175866
1299831419
9781299831414

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