Liberty Road
Download or Read eBook Liberty Road PDF written by Gregory Smithsimon and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Gregory Smithsimon |
Publisher | : NYU Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2022-04-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781479845118 |
ISBN-13 | : 1479845116 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Liberty Road by : Gregory Smithsimon
Book excerpt: "Focusing on Liberty Road, a Black middle-class suburb of Randallstown, Maryland, Smithsimon tells the remarkable story of how residents broke the color barrier, against all odds, in the face of racial discrimination, tensions with suburban Whites and urban Blacks, and economic crises like the mortgage meltdown of 2008. Drawing on interviews, census data, and archival research he shows us the unique strategies that suburban Black residents in Liberty Road employed, creating a blueprint for other Black middle-class suburbs"--