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Places of their own

Wiese, Andrew, Professor.

Places of their own African American suburbanization in the twentieth century / [electronic resource] : Andrew Wiese. - University of Chicago Press, 2004. - 1 online resource (xi, 411 p.) : ill., maps. - Historical studies of urban America . - Historical studies of urban America. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-373) and index.

The outskirts of town : the geography of Black suburbanization before 1940 -- "Who set you flowin'?" : the great migration, race, and work in the suburbs -- Places of their own : an African American suburban dream -- "Forbidden neighbors" : white racism and Black suburbanites, 1940-1960 -- Driving a wedge of opportunity : Black suburbanization in the north and west, 1940-1960 -- "The house I live in" : race, class, and suburban dreams in the postwar period -- Separate suburbanization in the south, 1940-1960 -- Something old, something new : suburbanization in the civil rights era, 1960-1980 -- The next great migration : African American suburbanization in the 1980s and 1990s.

"Tracing the contours of black migration to the suburbs over the course of the whole last century and across the entire United States, Places of Their Own will be a foundational book for anyone interested in the African American experience or the role of race and class in the making of America's suburbs."--Jacket.

9780226896267 (electronic bk.) 0226896269 (electronic bk.)


Suburban African Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
Suburbanites--History--United States--20th century.
Suburbs--History--United States--20th century.
African Americans--Economic conditions--20th century.
Social classes--History--United States--20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Essays.


United States--Social conditions--20th century.
United States--Economic conditions--20th century.
United States--Race relations.


Electronic books.

E185.86 / .W436 2004eb

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