On the Corner - African American Intellectuals and the Urban Crisis

In July 1964 when a Harlem riot shifted attention to the crisis in northern cities, African American intellectuals were thrust into the spotlight as interpreters of black urban life to white America. On the Corner revisits the moment when black urban life became, for these intellectuals, "the topic that is reserved for blacks."

About the author

Daniel Matlin is Lecturer in the History of the United States of America since 1865 at King’s College London.

Summary

In July 1964 when a Harlem riot shifted attention to the crisis in northern cities, African American intellectuals were thrust into the spotlight as interpreters of black urban life to white America. On the Corner revisits the moment when black urban life became, for these intellectuals, "the topic that is reserved for blacks."

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Matlin, Matlin Daniel
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2013
• EAN: 9780674725287
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72528-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, United States of America, USA, Urban communities, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General