Camden After the Fall Decline and Renewal in a Post-Industrial City Howard Gillette, Jr. Winner of the 2005 Kenneth Jackson Best Book Award from the Urban History Association Winner of the 2006 Author's Award of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Winner of the 2007 Richard P. McCormick Prize of the New Jersey Historical Commission "A masterly narrative of the twists and turns of Camden's renewal politics from the perspective of local politicians, regional and state power brokers, and citizens groups."--Journal of American History "A fascinating and frequently eloquent exploration...

Two great social causes held center stage in American politics in the 1960s: the civil rights movement and the antiwar groundswell in the face of a deepening American military commitment in Vietnam. In Peace and Freedom, Simon Hall explores two linked themes: the civil rights movement's response to the war in Vietnam on the one hand and, on the other, the relationship between the black groups that opposed the war and the mainstream peace movement. Based on comprehensive archival research, the book weaves together local and national stories to offer an illuminating and judicious...

Before Harlem The Black Experience in New York City Before World War I Marcy S. Sacks "Sachs systematically analyzes the extent of racial prejudice in New York, describing in detail its impact on African Americans. She examines the breakdown of the city's commitment to democracy and equality, . . . focusing on residential and job discrimination, the segregation of schools, and systematic police brutality. The results were devastating."--Choice "An important contribution to a new approach to African American history."--Journal of American History In the years between 1880 and...