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Black on the block

by Mary E. Pattillo · 2007

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The author presents a comprehensive analysis of the renewal of Chicago's North Kenwood-Oakland neighborhood and how the residents banded together to root out the gangs and violent in order to transform their community.

Race relationsGentrificationSocial conditionsCommunity lifeAfrican AmericansSocial classesEthnische BeziehungenSoziale SituationStadtbevölkerungSOCIAL SCIENCEAfrican American StudiesEthnic Studies