Luther Adams demonstrates that in the wake of World War II; when roughly half the black population left the South seeking greater opportunity and freedom in the North and West; the same desire often anchored African Americans to the South. Way Up North in Louisville explores the forces that led blacks to move to urban centers in the South to make their homes. Adams defines "home" as a commitment to life in the South that fueled the emergence of a more cohesive sense of urban community and enabled southern blacks to maintain their ties to the South as a place of personal identity; family; and community. This commitment to the South energized the rise of a more militant movement for full citizenship rights and respect for the humanity of black people.Way Up North in Louisville offers a powerful reinterpretation of the modern civil rights movement and of the transformations in black urban life within the interrelated contexts of migration; work; and urban renewal; which spurred the fight against residential segregation and economic inequality. While acknowledging the destructive downside of emerging postindustrialism for African Americans in the Jim Crow South; Adams concludes that persistent patterns of economic and racial inequality did not rob black people of their capacity to act in their own interests.
#34224 in Books Ingramcontent 2016-09-06 2016-09-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 12.13 x .90 x 10.31l; .0 #File Name: 146545358X256 pagesGreat City Maps
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An important addition to the corpus of fine map booksBy Charles M. MarstellerThis is one of the great map books; one of a series of late generated by publishers in full color; bring to us maps never before seen in print.If you are an aficionado of fine Map books; or a collector of such; this is a must have or must be seen (and studied) addition to the corpus!And yes; the descriptions and discussions are scholarly.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Gorgeous!By ElizabethI bought this set of Smithsonian map books for my husband for Christmas and he loves them. He's a history buff; opened them right away and plunged right in! Thank you for having these in stock. They were out of stock on the Smithsonian website.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you walk a city when you travel. Get this book.By Marc GEndlessly fascinating to anyone who is a history buff and who travels. I try to find the old city in the new.
