Black Los Angeles : : American Dreams and Racial Realities / / ed. by Darnell Hunt, Ana-Christina Ramon.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Abdullah, Melina,; Alonso, Alex,; Bennett, Dionne,; Bloom, Joshua,; Bonacich, Edna,; Brown, Scot,; Chapple, Reginald,; Cuevas, Lola Smallwood,; Deener, Andrew,; Freer, Regina,; Hunt, Darnell,; Lee, Jooyoung,; Moore, Mignon R.,; Morris, Lanita,; Pemberton, Neva,; Petrucci, Carrie,; Pitts, Steven,; Ramón, Ana-Christina,; Rivera, Gwendelyn,; Robinson, Paul,; Tucker, M. Belinda,; Von Blum, Paul,; Weaver, Mary,; Winton, Sonya,; Yuen, Nancy Wang,
• HerausgeberIn: Hunt, Darnell,; Ramon, Ana-Christina,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 m...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part 1: Space
• Chapter 1. Race, Space, and the Evolution of Black Los Angeles
• Chapter 2. From Central Avenue to Leimert Park
• Chapter 3. The Decline of a Black Community by the Sea
• Part 2: People
• Chapter 4. “Blowing Up” at Project Blowed
• Chapter 5. Out of the Void
• Chapter 6. Imprisoning the Family
• Chapter 7. Black and Gay in L.A.
• Part 3: Image
• Chapter 8. Looking for the ’Hood and Finding Community
• Chapter 9. Playing “Ghetto”
• Chapter 10. Before and After Watts
• Chapter 11. SOLAR
• Chapter 12. Killing “Killer King”
• Part 4: Action
• Chapter 13. Bass to Bass
• Chapter 14. Concerned Citizens
• Chapter 15. A Common Project for a Just Society
• Chapter 16. Reclaiming UCLA
• Bibliography
• Bibliography
• Index