Harlem between heaven and hell / Monique M. Taylor.

Harlem between heaven and hell /

Harlem brings to mind a kaleidoscope of images--the jazz clubs and cultural ferment of the 1920s and 1930s, the urban decay of the 1960s and 1970s, and the revitalization of the past twenty years. Integral to the ongoing transformation of Harlem has been the return of the African-American middle cla...

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Main Author: Taylor, Monique M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Economic conditions.
African Americans > Race identity > New York (State) > New York.
Middle class > New York (State) > New York.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Race relations.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
New York (N.Y.) > Social conditions.
New York (N.Y.) > Race relations.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Harlem between heaven and hell
  • Insiders and outsiders
  • The dilemma of racial difference
  • Class conflict and Harlem's black gentry
  • Racial bonds and the communion of fellowship
  • Home ownership and political participation.

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