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Liberty Road Black Middle-Class Suburbs and the Battle Between Civil Rights and Neoliberalism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smithsimon, Gregory
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
African American neighborhoods > Maryland > Randallstown.
African Americans > Maryland > Randallstown.
Discrimination in housing > Maryland > Randallstown.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
African American neighborhoods.
African Americans.
Discrimination in housing.
Maryland > Randallstown.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Arriving on Liberty Road
  • 1. Beyond Blockbusting: How Racial Transition Works
  • 2. Building a Black Community: Activists Bring Racial Transition to the Suburbs
  • 3. Desegregation: Resident Activists Craft a New Story in the Suburbs
  • 4. Growth: How Suburban Space Reshapes Black Community Issues and Politics
  • 5. Barriers: The Right to the City and Changing Suburban Space
  • 6. Foreclosure: Punctuated Equilibrium
  • 7. Conservative Politics: Left and Right or Black and White?
  • Conclusion: The Future of the Black Middle Class and Suburbia
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author