Through much of the twentieth century, Black Seattle was synonymous with the Central District-- a four-square-mile section near the geographic center of the city. Taylor explores the evolution of this community from its first few residents in the 1870s to a population of nearly …
Through much of the twentieth century, black Seattle was synonymous with the Central District - a four-square-mile section near the geographic center of the city. Quintard Taylor explores the evolution of this community from its first few residents in the 1870s to a population o…
Banishment's re-emergence -- Toward banishment: the transformation of urban social control -- The social geographies of banishment -- Banishment and the criminal justice system -- Voices of the banished -- Banishment reconsidered.
"With rising urban poverty and decreased affordable housing, the homeless and other disorderly people continue to occupy public space in many American cities. Concerned about the alleged ill effects of visible homelessness, many cities embrace zero tolerance or broken window pol…
"With urban poverty rising and affordable housing disappearing, the homeless and other "disorderly" people continue to occupy public space in many American cities. Concerned about the alleged ill effects of their presence on property values and public safety, many cities have wh…
"Animals have played a vital role in shaping the city of Seattle from its founding amid existing indigenous towns in the mid-nineteenth century to the livestock-friendly town of the late nineteenth century to the pet-friendly, livestock-averse modern city. When newcomers first a…