Description: Built by the People Themselves : African American Community Development in Arlington, Virginia, from the Civil War Through Civil Rights, Paperback by Bestebreurtje, Lindsey, ISBN 1643364987, ISBN-13 9781643364988, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The story of how racial segregation and suburbanization shaped lives, the built environment, and the law in Arlington. Arlington, Virginia, sits on the bank of the Potomac River, just opposite the nation's capital city of Washington, . This proximityshaped the history of Arlington and the economic, social, and political lives of its Black residents. In Built by the People Themselves, Lindsey Bestebreurtje traces the history of Arlington's Black community from the first days of emancipation through the era of civil rights in the twentieth century. She highlights individual stories of how Black families, neighborhoods, institutions, and communities were affected by politics, planning, and policy at the county and state levels. A core insight of Bestebreurtje's account is how common people developed strategies to survive and thrive despite systems of oppression in the Jim Crow South. Moving beyond the standard story of suburbanization that focuses on elite white community developers, Bestebreurtje analyzes African American-led community development and its effects on Arlington County"--
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Book Title: Built by the People Themselves : African American Community Devel
Number of Pages: 294 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Built by the People Themselves : African American Community Development in Arlington, Virginia, from the Civil War Through Civil Rights
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Subject: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Social History, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), African American
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Author: Lindsey Bestebreurtje
Subject Area: History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
