A haven and a hell : the ghetto in black America / Lance Freeman.

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The black ghetto is thought of as a place of urban decay and social disarray. Like the historical ghetto of Venice, it is perceived as a space of confinement, one imposed on black America by whites. It is the home of a marginalized underclass and a sign of the depth of American segregation. Yet whil...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Freeman, Lance (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	African American neighborhoods > Social conditions. African American neighborhoods > Economic conditions. Discrimination in housing > United States > History. United States > Race relations > History. Discrimination in housing. Race relations. United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. History.
Genre:	History.
Physical Description:	vi, 318 pages ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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