We Shall Independent Be African American Place-Making and the Struggle to Claim Space in the United States |
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| Editor:
| Nieves, Angel David
Alexander, Leslie M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87081-906-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Colorado
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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With twenty chapters from leading scholars in African American history, urban studies, architecture, women's studies, American studies, and city planning, "We Shall Independent Be " illuminates African Americans' efforts to claim space in American society despite often hostile resistance. As these essays attest, Black self-determination was central to the methods African Americans employed in their quest to establish a sense of permanence and place in the United States.
With twenty chapters from leading scholars in African American history, urban studies, architecture, women's studies, American studies, and city planning, "We Shall Independent Be " illuminates African Americans' efforts to claim space in American society despite often hostile resistance. As these essays attest, Black self-determination was central to the methods African Americans employed in their quest to establish a sense of permanence and place in the United States.