Way up north in Louisville : African American migration in the urban South, 1930-1970

Way up north in Louisville : African American migration in the urban South, 1930-1970 / Luther Adams.

In the wake of World War II, when roughly half the black population left the South seeking greater opportunity and freedom in the North and West, the same desire often anchored African Americans to the South. Adams offers a powerful reinterpretation of the modern civil rights movement and of the tra...

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Main Author: Adams, Luther (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2010]
Series:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Subjects:
1900-1999
African Americans > Kentucky > Louisville > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Kentucky > Louisville > Social conditions > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Kentucky > Louisville > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Kentucky > Louisville > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Southern States > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century.
Migration, Internal > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Rural-urban migration > Southern States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Migrations
African Americans > Social conditions
Civil rights movements
Migration, Internal
Rural-urban migration
Kentucky > Louisville
Southern States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:In the wake of World War II, when roughly half the black population left the South seeking greater opportunity and freedom in the North and West, the same desire often anchored African Americans to the South. Adams offers a powerful reinterpretation of the modern civil rights movement and of the transformations in black urban life within the contexts of migration, work, and urban renewal.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807899434
0807899437
9781469603865
1469603861
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource (HeinOnline, viewed August 4, 2021).

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