The land was ours : African American beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South /

The coasts of today's American South feature luxury condominiums, resorts, and gated communities, yet just a century ago, a surprising amount of beachfront property in the Chesapeake, along the Carolina shores, and around the Gulf of Mexico was owned and populated by African Americans. Blending...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kahrl, Andrew W., 1978- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Temas:
African Americans > Land tenure > Southern States > History.
Land tenure > Social aspects > Southern States > History.
Coasts > Southern States > History.
Coasts > Social aspects > Southern States.
Coasts > Economic aspects > Southern States.
Real estate development > Southern States > History.
Real estate development > Social aspects > Southern States.
Noirs américains > Terres > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Littoral > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Littoral > Aspect social > États-Unis (Sud)
Littoral > Aspect économique > États-Unis (Sud)
Promotion immobilière > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Promotion immobilière > Aspect social > États-Unis (Sud)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
African Americans > Land tenure
Coasts
Coasts > Economic aspects
Coasts > Social aspects
Land tenure > Social aspects
Real estate development
Real estate development > Social aspects
Southern States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : bring back my yesterday
  • 1. Corporate ventures
  • 2. A sanctuary by the sea
  • 3. Building black privatopias
  • 4. Surviving the summer
  • 5. Family ties
  • 6. Spinning sand into gold
  • 7. The price we pay for progress
  • Epilogue.

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