LEADER 05324nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910459452603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-226-89626-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226896267 035 $a(CKB)2670000000032053 035 $a(EBL)665712 035 $a(OCoLC)707067846 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000472108 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12193011 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472108 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10433348 035 $a(PQKB)11260401 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000121904 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC665712 035 $a(DE-B1597)523155 035 $a(OCoLC)1050131894 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226896267 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL665712 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10453071 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000032053 100 $a20030612d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPlaces of their own$b[electronic resource] $eAfrican American suburbanization in the twentieth century /$fAndrew Wiese 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (425 p.) 225 1 $aHistorical studies of urban America 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-89641-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-373) and index. 327 $aThe outskirts of town : the geography of Black suburbanization before 1940 -- "Who set you flowin'?" : the great migration, race, and work in the suburbs -- Places of their own : an African American suburban dream -- "Forbidden neighbors" : white racism and Black suburbanites, 1940-1960 -- Driving a wedge of opportunity : Black suburbanization in the north and west, 1940-1960 -- "The house I live in" : race, class, and suburban dreams in the postwar period -- Separate suburbanization in the south, 1940-1960 -- Something old, something new : suburbanization in the civil rights era, 1960-1980 -- The next great migration : African American suburbanization in the 1980s and 1990s. 330 $aOn Melbenan Drive just west of Atlanta, sunlight falls onto a long row of well-kept lawns. Two dozen homes line the street; behind them wooden decks and living-room windows open onto vast woodland properties. Residents returning from their jobs steer SUVs into long driveways and emerge from their automobiles. They walk to the front doors of their houses past sculptured bushes and flowers in bloom. For most people, this cozy image of suburbia does not immediately evoke images of African Americans. But as this pioneering work demonstrates, the suburbs have provided a home to black residents in increasing numbers for the past hundred years-in the last two decades alone, the numbers have nearly doubled to just under twelve million. Places of Their Own begins a hundred years ago, painting an austere portrait of the conditions that early black residents found in isolated, poor suburbs. Andrew Wiese insists, however, that they moved there by choice, withstanding racism and poverty through efforts to shape the landscape to their own needs. Turning then to the 1950's, Wiese illuminates key differences between black suburbanization in the North and South. He considers how African Americans in the South bargained for separate areas where they could develop their own neighborhoods, while many of their northern counterparts transgressed racial boundaries, settling in historically white communities. Ultimately, Wiese explores how the civil rights movement emboldened black families to purchase homes in the suburbs with increased vigor, and how the passage of civil rights legislation helped pave the way for today's black middle class. Tracing the precise contours of black migration to the suburbs over the course of the whole last century and across the entire United States, Places of Their Own will be a foundational book for anyone interested in the African American experience or the role of race and class in the making of America's suburbs. Winner of the 2005 John G. Cawelti Book Award from the American Culture Association. Winner of the 2005 Award for Best Book in North American Urban History from the Urban History Association. 410 0$aHistorical studies of urban America. 606 $aSuburban African Americans$xSocial conditions$y20th century 606 $aSuburbanites$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSuburbs$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAfrican Americans$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 606 $aSocial classes$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSuburban African Americans$xSocial conditions 615 0$aSuburbanites$xHistory 615 0$aSuburbs$xHistory 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xEconomic conditions 615 0$aSocial classes$xHistory 676 $a307.74/089/96073 700 $aWiese$b Andrew$0885267 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459452603321 996 $aPlaces of their own$91976596 997 $aUNINA