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Loading... Jim Crow Nostalgia: Reconstructing Race in Bronzevilleby Michelle R. Boyd
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In the Jim Crow era of the early twentieth century, Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood on the city's South Side was a major center of African American cultural vitality and a destination for thousands of Southern blacks seeking new opportunities in the North during the Great Migration. After decades of decline, the 1980's saw several community organizations in the neighborhood collaborating on a revitalization plan called "Restoring Bronzeville," envisioning an idealized version of the neighborhood as it had thrived during segregation. Opening with a description by a Bronzeville tour guide... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)305.8009773Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Ethnic and national groups ; racism, multiculturalism General Biography And History North America Midwestern U.S.LC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |