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Jim Crow nostalgia : reconstructing race in Bronzeville /
In the Jim Crow era of the early twentieth century, Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the city's South Side was a major center of African American cultural vitality and a destination for thousands of Southern blacks seeking new opportunities in the North during the Great Migration. Aft...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2008.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In the Jim Crow era of the early twentieth century, Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the city's South Side was a major center of African American cultural vitality and a destination for thousands of Southern blacks seeking new opportunities in the North during the Great Migration. After decades of decline, the 1980s saw several community organizations in the neighborhood collaborating on a revitalization plan called "Restoring Bronzeville," envisioning an idealized version of the neighborhood as it had thrived during segregation. Opening with a description by a Bronzeville tour guide, wis. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 211 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816656455 0816656452 |