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Places of Their Own
Andrew Wiese
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Description for Places of Their Own
Paperback. Beginning a hundred years ago, this book paints an austere portrait of the conditions that early black residents found in isolated, poor suburbs. It explores how the civil rights movement emboldened more black families to purchase suburban homes and how the passage of civil rights legislation helped pave the way for today's black middle class. Num Pages: 422 pages, 42 halftones, 14 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
For most people, the idea of suburbia conjures up images of expansive lawns, backyard barbecues, swingsets, and SUVs - but not African Americans. As this pioneering work demonstrates, the suburbs have provided a home to black residents in increasing numbers for the past hundred years; in the past two decades alone, the numbers have nearly doubled, to just under twelve million. "Places of Their Own" begins a hundred years ago, painting an austere portrait of the conditions that early black residents found in isolated, poor suburbs. Andrew Wiese insists, however, that they moved there by choice, withstanding racism and poverty ... Read more
For most people, the idea of suburbia conjures up images of expansive lawns, backyard barbecues, swingsets, and SUVs - but not African Americans. As this pioneering work demonstrates, the suburbs have provided a home to black residents in increasing numbers for the past hundred years; in the past two decades alone, the numbers have nearly doubled, to just under twelve million. "Places of Their Own" begins a hundred years ago, painting an austere portrait of the conditions that early black residents found in isolated, poor suburbs. Andrew Wiese insists, however, that they moved there by choice, withstanding racism and poverty ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226896250
SKU
V9780226896250
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About Andrew Wiese
Andrew Wiese is associate professor of history at San Diego State University.
Reviews for Places of Their Own
"A work of exceptionally broad research, Places of Their Own does much more than simply document the presence of African Americans in suburbs. It also illustrates how black suburbanization changed over the course of the twentieth century." - Amanda Seligman, Journal of Planning History"