9780226253213-022625321X-Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City

Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City

ISBN-13: 9780226253213
ISBN-10: 022625321X
Edition: Enlarged
Author: St. Clair Drake, Horace R. Cayton
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 912 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226253213
ISBN-10: 022625321X
Edition: Enlarged
Author: St. Clair Drake, Horace R. Cayton
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 912 pages

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Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City (ISBN-13: 9780226253213 and ISBN-10: 022625321X), written by authors St. Clair Drake, Horace R. Cayton, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2015. With an overall rating of 3.9 stars, it's a notable title among other Black & African American (Cultural & Regional, United States, Historical, State & Local, United States History, Urban, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Black & African American books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $5.19.

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Ground-breaking when first published in 1945, Black Metropolis remains a landmark study of race and urban life. Few studies since have been able to match its scope and magnitude, offering one of the most comprehensive looks at black life in America. Based on research conducted by Works Progress Administration field workers, it is a sweeping historical and sociological account of the people of Chicago's South Side from the 1840s through the 1930s. Its findings offer a comprehensive analysis of black migration, settlement, community structure, and black-white race relations in the first half of the twentieth century. It offers a dizzying and dynamic world filled with captivating people and startling revelations.

A new foreword from sociologist Mary Pattillo places the study in modern context, updating the story with the current state of black communities in Chicago and the larger United States and exploring what this means for the future. As the country continues to struggle with race and our treatment of black lives, Black Metropolis continues to be a powerful contribution to the conversation.

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