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The land was ours : how black beaches became white wealth in the coastal 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 [North Carolina] : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Temas:
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.