A haven and a hell : the ghetto in black America /

The author traces the evolving role of predominantly Black neighborhoods in northern cities from the late nineteenth century through the early twenty-first century. This book reveals the forces that caused the ghetto's role as haven or hell to wax and wane.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Freeman, Lance (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
African American neighborhoods > Social conditions.
African American neighborhoods > Economic conditions.
Discrimination in housing > United States > History.
Race Relations
Quartiers noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Quartiers noirs américains > Conditions économiques.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Discrimination in housing
Race relations
United States > Race relations > History.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:The author traces the evolving role of predominantly Black neighborhoods in northern cities from the late nineteenth century through the early twenty-first century. This book reveals the forces that caused the ghetto's role as haven or hell to wax and wane.
Physical Description:1 online resource (318 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231545570
0231545576
9780231184601
0231184603

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