A haven and a hell : the ghetto in black America /
The black ghetto is thought of as a place of urban decay and social disarray. Like the historical ghetto of Venice, it is perceived as a space of confinement, one imposed on black America by whites. It is the home of a marginalized underclass and a sign of the depth of American segregation. Yet whil...
Main Author: | Freeman, Lance (Author) |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2019]
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