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Bridges of Memory
Timuel D. Black
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Description for Bridges of Memory
Paperback. 'Bridges of Memory' tells of those in Chicago who left social, political, and economic oppression for political freedom and opportunity as had never been known - and of forms of prejudice and segregation. These recollections comprise a record of a neighbourhood, a city, a society, and a people undergoing unprecedented changes. Num Pages: 616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; HBTD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Oral history of the first order, Bridges of Memory lets us hear the voices of those who left social, political, and economic oppression for political freedom and opportunity such as they'd never known - and for new forms of prejudice and segregation. These children and grandchildren of ex-slaves found work in the stockyards and steel mills of Chicago, settled and started small businesses in the ""Black Belt"" on the South Side, and brought forth the jazz, blues, and gospel that the city is now known for. Historian Timuel D. Black Jr., himself the son of first-generation migrants to Chicago, interviews ... Read more
Oral history of the first order, Bridges of Memory lets us hear the voices of those who left social, political, and economic oppression for political freedom and opportunity such as they'd never known - and for new forms of prejudice and segregation. These children and grandchildren of ex-slaves found work in the stockyards and steel mills of Chicago, settled and started small businesses in the ""Black Belt"" on the South Side, and brought forth the jazz, blues, and gospel that the city is now known for. Historian Timuel D. Black Jr., himself the son of first-generation migrants to Chicago, interviews ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810123151
SKU
V9780810123151
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