I Hear My People Singing : : Voices of African American Princeton / / Kathryn Watterson.
A vivid history of life in Princeton, New Jersey, told through the voices of its African American residentsI Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and world-renowned Ivy-League towns-Princeton, New Jersey. The vivid fir...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package Pilot Project 2017 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 75 halftones. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- FOREWORD BY CORNEL WEST
- INTRODUCTION: "THE NORTH'S MOST SOUTHERN TOWN"
- 1. Our Grandmother Came from Africa as a Little Girl
- 2. I Grew Up Hugged to the Hearts of My People
- 3. School Integration: A Big Loss for Black Children
- 4. The University: A Place to Labor, Not to Study
- 5. Every Day, You Work to Survive
- 6. A Neighborhood under Siege
- 7. Fighting for Our Country in Every War
- 8. Racism Poisons Our Whole Nation
- 9. Standing Strong and Moving Through
- 10. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
- MEET THE RESIDENTS: SPEAKERS' BIOGRAPHIES
- ENDNOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- PERMISSIONS AND NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- AUTHOR'S NOTE