Deals with the rise of cities in the United States from the early seventeenth century to the 1960s. This book traces the forces - economic, political, social - that led to urban civilization, beginning with the growth of colonial seaports and local government, and the rise of new cities that competed for wealth and power with the older cities.
Deals with the rise of cities in the United States from the early seventeenth century to the 1960s. This book traces the forces - economic, political,...
In this second volume Constance Green describes the development of the local community, its citizens and institutions, through the years following World War II. Particularly interesting is the dominant role played by the Washington Negro community, which had early become the cultural center of American Negro society. The conflicts, ambitions, and antagonisms of this city within a city are here given sympathetic and objective exposition.
Originally published in 1963.
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In this second volume Constance Green describes the development of the local community, its citizens and institutions, through the years following ...
The efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the efforts of a minority of white Washingtonians to effect an understanding with the Negroes-make this a fascinating story.
Originally published in 1967.
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The efforts of Washington's Negro community to establish unity within itself, and to win recognition from white Washingtonians- and conversely, the...
