Poor Atlanta: Poverty, Race, and the Limits of Sunbelt Development - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820363288ISBN-10:820363286UPC:9780820363288Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Sociology, African American & BlackBook Topic:City Planning & Urban Development, UrbanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCAPMTYZ19
Poor Atlanta: Poverty, Race, and the Limits of Sunbelt Development
Poor Atlanta looks at the poor people's campaigns in Atlanta in the 1960s and 1970s, which operated in relationship to Sunbelt city- building efforts. With these efforts, city leaders aimed to prevent urban violence, staunch disinvestment, check white flight, and amplify Atlanta's importance as a business and transportation hub. As urban leaders promoted Forward Atlanta, a program to, in Mayor...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820363288ISBN-10:820363286UPC:9780820363288Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Public Policy, Sociology, African American & BlackBook Topic:City Planning & Urban Development, UrbanSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.7915Product ID:SCAPMTYZ19
LEEANN B. LANDS is a professor of history at Kennesaw State University. She is the author of The Culture of Property: Race, Class, and Housing Landscapes in Atlanta, 1880-1950 (Georgia).
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