Describes how middle-class African Americans, both men and women, built a community in a Birmingham suburb, through business, the schools, and other institutions.
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A sense of place: Birmingham's Black middle-class community, 1890-1930
1999, University of Alabama Press
in English
0817309675 9780817309671
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The birth of a community
Smithfield: the suburb
Steps toward building the home sphere
Leadership, the Black elite, and the business community
Institution building: the creation of schools and their significance in the community
Men seeking an identity: involvement in churches, clubs, and civic associations
Women seeking an identity: improving the social and political environment
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-312) and index.
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