Jim Crow nostalgia : reconstructing race in Bronzeville / Michelle R. Boyd.

Author/creator Boyd, Michelle R.
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxxi, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Race identity. --Illinois. --Chicago.
African Americans--Segregation. --Illinois. --Chicago. --History.
Community life--Illinois. --Chicago. --History.
African Americans--Illinois. --Chicago. --Politics and government.
African American leadership--Illinois. --Chicago. --History.
Nostalgia--Social aspects. --Illinois. --Chicago.
Nostalgia--Political aspects. --Illinois. --Chicago.
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.)--Social conditions.
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.)--Politics and government.
Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations.

Contents Introduction: Race, nostalgia, and neighborhood redevelopment -- The way we were : political accommodation and neighborhood change, 1870-1950 -- When we were colored : Black civic leadership and the birth of nostalgia, 1950-1990 -- Back to the future : marketing the race for neighborhood development -- Ties and chitlins : political legitimacy and racial authentication -- We're all in this mess together : identity and the framing of racial agendas -- Conclusion: Nostalgia and identity in the twenty-first century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-189) and index.
LCCN 2008004244
ISBN9780816646777 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816646775 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816646784 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816646783 (pb : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F 548.68.B76 B69 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold