Or does it explode?: Black Harlem in the Great Depression

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The establishment of Harlem as the main area of black settlement and as a poor ghetto occurred before the Depression. When the Depression came, the blacks fell still further into poverty. Racism created and perpetuated Harlem's poverty, yet segregation and discrimination also produced strong social and political networks that served not only to meet immediate needs, but to mobilise thousands to demand a better life. In this extensively researched and well argued book, Cheryl Greenberg examines …

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Full title :Or does it explode? : Black Harlem in the Great Depression / Cheryl Lynn Greenberg.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1997, ©1991.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:1997, ©1991.

Notes

Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (viii, 317 pages) : : illustrations, map

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780195115840, 0195115848, 9780195058680, 0195058682, 1423738969, 9781423738961, 1280529598, 9781280529597, 9780198022480, 0198022484, 9786610529599, 6610529590
oclc:ocn191952984
LC Classification:F128.68.H3
Dewey Decimal:974.7/1

Subjects

African Americans African Americans -- History -- 20th ce… Crises économiques -- 1929 -- New York … Depressions Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) Economic history Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic con… Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Politics and… Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social condi… History HISTORY -- State & Local New York (N.Y.) -- Administration -- 18… New York (N.Y.) -- Economic conditions New York (N.Y.) -- Politics and governm… New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions New York (State) -- New York Noirs américains -- Histoire -- 20e siè… Politics and government Social conditions