The land was ours : how black beaches became white wealth in the coastal South /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kahrl, Andrew W., 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill [North Carolina] : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Real estate development > Social aspects > Southern States.
Real estate development > Southern States > History.
Coasts > Economic aspects > Southern States.
Coasts > Social aspects > Southern States.
Coasts > Southern States > History.
Land tenure > Social aspects > Southern States > History.
African Americans > Land tenure > Southern States > History.
Promotion immobilière > Aspect social > États-Unis (Sud)
Promotion immobilière > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Littoral > Aspect économique > États-Unis (Sud)
Littoral > Aspect social > États-Unis (Sud)
Littoral > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
Noirs américains > Terres > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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