Main entry:

Trotter, Joe William, Jr., 1945- author.

Title & Author:

Building the Black city : the transformation of American life / Joe William Trotter, Jr.

Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]

Description:

xv, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-262) and index.
Introduction : Framing the Black city-building process -- Part one : South, Southeast, and Southwest -- Majority and near-majority Black cities -- City-building on the middle ground -- Forging the new South city -- On the edges of the Deep South -- Part two : Northeast, Midwest, and West -- Building their own "city on the hill" -- Establishing the industrial metropolis -- Constructing the Black city under "that open sky" -- Conclusion : Reflections on the postindustrial age.

Summary:

"A new way of seeing Black history -- through a sweeping look at how American cities developed from the vision, aspirations, and actions of the Black poor. Building the Black City shows how African Americans built and rebuilt thriving cities for themselves, even as their unpaid and underpaid labor enriched the nation's economic, political, and cultural elites. Covering an incredible range of cities across the U.S., Joe William Trotter, Jr., traces the growth of Black cities and political power from the preindustrial era to the present. Trotter defines the Black city as a complicated socioeconomic, spiritual, political, and spatial process, unfolding time and again as Black communities carved out urban space against the violent backdrop of recurring assaults on their civil and human rights -- including the right to the city. This book reminds us that the case for reparations must also include a profound appreciation for the creativity and productivity of African Americans on their own behalf" -- Jacket flap.

ISBN:

9780520344419 hardcover
0520344413 hardcover
electronic book
9780520975514

Subject:

Cities and towns United States Growth History.
African American neighborhoods United States.
African Americans Civil rights United States.
Urban African Americans United States.
Villes États-Unis Croissance Histoire.
Quartiers noirs américains États-Unis.
Noirs américains Droits États-Unis.
HISTORY / Social History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320459
Call No.: 320459
Copy: 1
Status: Available