Black Citymakers
| Author | : Marcus Anthony Hunter |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2013-04-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199948130 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199948135 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Black Citymakers by : Marcus Anthony Hunter
Download or read book Black Citymakers written by Marcus Anthony Hunter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Citymakers revisits the Black Seventh Ward neighborhood and residents of W.E.B. DuBois's The Philadelphia Negro over the twentieth century. Hunter's analysis demonstrates that black Philadelphians were by not mere victims of large scale socio-economic and political change, but active participants influencing the direction of urban policy and change.
