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histor / african american studies “This exquisitely researched book is a fine resource for understanding how deindustrialization and urban renewal shaped Black America post–World War II. From these pages emerges a remarkable portrait of a people determined to win full equality and self-determination in spite of mounting obstacles. It is an essential reference for those interested in cities, twentieth-century history, and African American studies.” —mind thompson fullilove, columbia universit “Breaks new ground as the first significant history of the African American community of Pittsburgh since World War II. The authors’ approach is wide-ranging, covering issues of civil rights, housing and segregation, organizational development, and political involvement, among other subjects. What makes this volume particularly valuable, however, is its placement of Pittsburgh’s black community in the framework of the city’s decline as an industrial center and eventual rebirth as a smaller city with a postindustrial economic base. It deserves a wide readership.” —kenneth l. kusmer, temple universit “Imaginatively conceived, well researched, and engagingly written. Trotter and Day have crafted a new standard for the study of African American community that deepens our understanding of urban black culture formations and the transformations in, and manipulations of, political power. They admirably demonstrate the complexity of African Americans’ efforts to seize the Dream and make real a new birth of freedom.” —darlene clark hine, northwestern universit UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS www.upress.pitt.edu ISBN 13: 978-0-8229-4391-4 ISBN 10: 0-8229-4391-3 9 7 8 0 8 2 2 9 4 3 9 1 4 ...

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