A Haven and a Hell : : The Ghetto in Black America / / Lance Freeman.
The black ghetto is thought of as a place of urban decay and social disarray. Like the historical ghetto of Venice, it is perceived as a space of confinement, one imposed on black America by whites. It is the home of a marginalized underclass and a sign of the depth of American segregation. Yet whil...
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| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Embryonic Ghetto
- Chapter Two. The Age of the Black Enclave
- Chapter Three. The Federally Sanctioned Ghetto
- Chapter Four. World War II and the Aftermath: The Ghetto Diverges
- Chapter Five. The Ghetto Erupts: The 1960s
- Chapter Six. The Last Decades of the Twentieth Century
- Chapter Seven. The Ghetto in the Twenty- First Century
- Conclusion. How to Have a Haven but No Hell in the Twenty- First Century
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- INDEX