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"Or Does It Explode?" by Cheryl Greenberg 1991 HC Afro American Movement During Great Depression 1st/1st In DJ

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"Or Does It Explode?" by Cheryl Greenberg 1991 HC Afro American Movement During Great Depression 1st/1st In DJ

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VINTAGE 1991 Hardcover History Of The Afro American Movement During The Depression 1st Edition 1st Printing In Dust Jacket. "Or Does It Explode?: Black Harlem In The Great Depression" by Cheryl Greenberg. HARDCOVER 1991 University Oxford University Press 1st Edition 1st Printing with Date: "1991" on title page & numbers 1-9 on copyright page. Exactly as shown in listing scan(s). Nice Collectible 1st Edition 1st Printing hardcover copy In Dust Jacket.

"The Great Depression was a time of hardship for many Americans, but for the citizens of Harlem it was made worse by past and present discrimination. "Or Does It Explode?" examines Black Harlem from the 1920s through the Depression and New Deal to the outbreak of WWII. It describes the changing economic and social lives of Harlemites, and the complex responses of a resilient community to racism and poverty. Greenberg demonstrates that far from remaining passive in the face of hard times, Harlemites mobilized to better their opportunities and living conditions through numerous organizations and grass-roots political activism. Their successes led to changed employment practices and new government programs. This progress was not always enough, however, and the resulting anger of the community twice exploded in riot, in 1935 and 1943. The book traces the history of these protests, both organized and spontaneous. It places them within their political and economic contexts by exploring the diversity of Harlem's family and community life, its experiences with work and relief, and its interaction with the administrations of New York City and New Deal agencies. Index, Appendix, & notes makes further research easier."

Illustrated with photos & tables. Internally tight & unmarked. Binding Exterior; scattered foxing on outside edges of text block, but all lettering/decoration bright. Minor handling wear to SELDOM PRESENT unclipped DJ.

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