The Land Was Ours
African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Andrew W. Kahrl | ISBN: | 9780674069459 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew W. Kahrl |
| ISBN: | 9780674069459 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 19, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
A century ago a surprising amount of southern beachfront property was owned and populated by African Americans. In a path-breaking combination of social and environmental history, Kahrl shows how the rise and fall of Jim Crow and the growing prosperity of the Sunbelt have transformed both communities and ecosystems along the southern coastline.
A century ago a surprising amount of southern beachfront property was owned and populated by African Americans. In a path-breaking combination of social and environmental history, Kahrl shows how the rise and fall of Jim Crow and the growing prosperity of the Sunbelt have transformed both communities and ecosystems along the southern coastline.
