x, 244 pages, 16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
1. Civil Rights and the New Property -- 2. Baltimore's Vernacular Black Community -- 3. The New Property versus the Vernacular Community -- 4. Picking Up the Pieces at the Grassroots -- 5. Black Control of Baltimore's Government: A Hollow Prize? -- 6. Church, State, and Neighborhood: Forums for Citizen Action -- 7. Community Building in Partnership -- 8. Base Communities: Citizen Action at the Grassroots -- 9. From Base Community to New Community
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-239) and index
