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Historical Roots of the Urban Crisis

Blacks in the Industrial City, 1900-1950

By Henry L. Taylor Jr., Walter Hill

Published July 24th 2000 by Routledge – 290 pages

Series: Crosscurrents in African American History

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    "There are a number of essays that stand out in this collection… important contributions toward understanding the prewar history and implications of the divergent economic, political, and geographic trajectories of the black middle and working classes." -- Journal of American History

    "These nine first-rate essays explain why efforts to acquire social standing within middle-class America through home ownership elude the majority of black Americans…Upper-division undergraduates and above." -- Choice

    Name: Historical Roots of the Urban Crisis: Blacks in the Industrial City, 1900-1950 (Hardback) – Routledge 
    Description: By Henry L. Taylor Jr., Walter Hill. Historical Roots of the Urban Crisis, Blacks in the Industrial City, 1900-1950, Henry L. Taylor Jr., Walter Hill, Economic History, American History, Black Studies - Race & Ethnic Studies
    Categories: Economic History, American History, Black Studies - Race & Ethnic Studies