Format:
Online-Ressource (vii, 439 p)
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ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
081473734X
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0814737358
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9780814773062
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9780814737347
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9780814737354
Content:
Los Angeles is well-known as a temperate paradise with expansive beaches and mountain vistas, a booming luxury housing market, and the home of glamorous Hollywood. During the first half of the twentieth century, Los Angeles was also seen as a mecca for both African Americans and a steady stream of migrants from around the country and the world, transforming Los Angeles into one of the world's most diverse cities. The city has become a multicultural maze in which many now fear that the political clout of the region's large black population has been lost. Nonetheless, the dream of a better life
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Dreaming of Black Los Angeles; PART 1 Space; 1 Race, Space, and the Evolution of Black Los Angeles; 2 From Central Avenue to Leimert Park: The Shifting Center of Black Los Angeles; 3 The Decline of a Black Community by the Sea: Demographic and Political Changes in Oakwood; PART 2 People; 4 "Blowing Up" at Project Blowed: Rap Dreams and Young Black Men; 5 Out of the Void: Street Gangs in Black Los Angeles; 6 Imprisoning the Family: Incarceration in Black Los Angeles
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7 Black and Gay in L.A.: The Relationships Black Lesbians and Gay Men Have to Their Racial and Religious CommunitiesPART 3 Image; 8 Looking for the 'Hood and Finding Community: South Central, Race, and Media; 9 Playing "Ghetto": Black Actors, Stereotypes, and Authenticity; 10 Before and After Watts: Black Art in Los Angeles; 11 SOLAR: The History of the Sounds of Los Angeles Records; 12 Killing "Killer King": The Los Angeles Times and a "Troubled" Hospital in the 'Hood; PART 4 Action; 13 Bass to Bass: Relative Freedom and Womanist Leadership in Black Los Angeles
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14 Concerned Citizens: Environmental (In)Justice in Black Los Angeles15 A Common Project for a Just Society: Black Labor in Los Angeles; 16 Reclaiming UCLA: The Education Crisis in Black Los Angeles; Bibliography; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814737347
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Black Los Angeles : American Dreams and Racial Realities
Language:
English
