Living black : social life in an African American neighborhood / Mark S. Fleisher.

By:

Fleisher, Mark S [author.]

Material type: Text

TextCopyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780299305338
0299305333

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Living black.DDC classification:

305.896/073077366 23

LOC classification:

E185.86 .F56 2015

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Contents:

The ethnographer and the ex-convict -- Culture and social life -- Lively streets -- Everyday life -- New neighbors -- Dreams and realities -- Rebirth days -- They don't need a savior.

Summary: "Living black breaks the stereotype of poor African American neighborhoods as dysfunctional ghettos of helpless and hopeless people. Despite real and enduring poverty, the community described here -- the historic North End of Champaign, Illinois -- has a vibrant social life and strong ties among generations. But it operates on its own nonjudgmental terms -- teen moms aren't derided, school dropouts aren't ridiculed, and parolees and ex-cons aren't scorned. Mark Fleisher offers a window into daily life in this neighborhood, particularly through the stories of Mo and Memphis Washington, who fight to sustain a stable home for their children, and of Burpee, a local man who has returned to the North End to rebuild his life after years of crime and punishment in Chicago."--Publisher's description.

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The ethnographer and the ex-convict -- Culture and social life -- Lively streets -- Everyday life -- New neighbors -- Dreams and realities -- Rebirth days -- They don't need a savior.

"Living black breaks the stereotype of poor African American neighborhoods as dysfunctional ghettos of helpless and hopeless people. Despite real and enduring poverty, the community described here -- the historic North End of Champaign, Illinois -- has a vibrant social life and strong ties among generations. But it operates on its own nonjudgmental terms -- teen moms aren't derided, school dropouts aren't ridiculed, and parolees and ex-cons aren't scorned. Mark Fleisher offers a window into daily life in this neighborhood, particularly through the stories of Mo and Memphis Washington, who fight to sustain a stable home for their children, and of Burpee, a local man who has returned to the North End to rebuild his life after years of crime and punishment in Chicago."--Publisher's description.

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