Title American Babylon race and the struggle for postwar Oakland Robert O. Self

Published Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press [2003]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 386 pages) illustrations, maps Series Politics and society in twentieth-century America Politics and society in twentieth-century America. Contents Urban and suburban politics and the California dream, 1945-1964 -- Race, urban transformation, and the struggle against segregation, 1954-1966 -- Black liberation and suburban revolt, 1964-1978 Summary This volume demonstrates that the history of civil rights and black liberation politics in California did not follow a southern model, but represented a long-term struggle for economic rights that began in World War II and continued through the rise of the Black Panthers in the late 1960s Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-378) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record American Political Science Association Ralph J. Bunche Award, 2004 digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject African Americans -- Civil rights -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century Black power -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century Property tax -- Political aspects -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century Homeowners -- Political activity -- California -- Oakland Region Social classes -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century City and town life -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century Suburban life -- California -- Oakland Region -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. African Americans -- Civil rights Black power City and town life Economic history Politics and government Race relations Social classes Suburban life Bürgerrechtsbewegung Ethnische Beziehungen Rassenverhoudingen. Stedelijke ontwikkeling. Zwarten. SUBJECT Oakland Region (Calif.) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Oakland Region (Calif.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century Oakland Region (Calif.) -- Race relations Subject California -- Oakland Region Cleveland, Ohio Oakland, Calif. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781400844173 1400844177

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