| A Haven and a Hell: The Ghetto in Black America Contributor(s): Freeman, Lance (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231184603 ISBN-13: 9780231184601 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | African American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 363.590 |
| LCCN: 2018027639 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 while black urban neighborhoods have suffered from institutional racism and economic neglect, they have also been places of refuge and community. In A Haven and a Hell, Lance Freeman examines how the ghetto shaped black America and black America shaped the ghetto. Freeman traces the evolving role of predominantly black neighborhoods in northern cities from the late nineteenth century through the present day. At times, the ghetto promised the freedom to build black social institutions and political power. At others, it suppressed and further stigmatized African Americans. Freeman reveals the forces that caused the ghetto's role as haven or hell to wax and wane, spanning the Great Migration, mid-century opportunities, the eruptions of the sixties, the challenges of the seventies and eighties, and present-day issues of mass incarceration, the subprime crisis, and gentrification. Offering timely planning and policy recommendations based in this history, A Haven and a Hell provides a powerful new understanding of urban black communities at a time when the future of many inner-city neighborhoods appears uncertain. |
Contributor Bio(s): Freeman, Lance: - Lance Freeman is a professor in the Urban Planning Program in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. He is the author of There Goes the Hood: Views of Gentrification from the Ground Up (Temple University Press: 2005). He is the co-editor of the ASA community and urban sociology section's journal City & Community. |