Dark concrete : Black Power Urbanism and the American metropolis / Kimberley Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Kimberley S., 1966- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black power--United States.

Black power.

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

African Americans--Political activity--United States.

African Americans.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"This book is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States-from our expectations to our practices. While the national and international dimensions of Black Power are often focused on, this book looks at the movement at the local level-across four cities (Newark, East Orange, Oakland and East Palo Alto) and three policy areas (housing, education, policing)."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface: Making Black Power Urbanism

Black cities and urban political development

Black Power Urbanism: imaginings, insurgencies and instantiations

Newark: self-government is possible . . . let's do it together!

East Orange: Black Power Urbanism in a model inter-racial suburb

Oakland: organizing for survival

East Palo Alto: building a Nairobi

Conclusion: "Ain't no stoppin' us now"! The fear of black governance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Johnson, Kimberley S., 1966- Dark concrete.

ISBN:

9781501781841

1501781847

9781501781858

1501781855

OCLC:

1550587148

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license