Alison Rose Jefferson

Living the California Dream

African American Leisure Sites During the Jim Crow Era

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Produktbeschreibung

Alison Rose Jefferson examines how African Americans pioneered America’s “frontier of leisure” by creating communities and business projects in conjunction with their growing population in Southern California during the nation’s Jim Crow era.  

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781496229069
• ISBN-10: 1496229061
• Artikelnr.: 61381533

Autorenporträt

Alison Rose Jefferson is an independent historian and heritage conservation consultant. She is a scholar in residence with the Institute for the Study of Los Angeles at Occidental College, working to re-center the African American experience in local history and heritage conservation efforts. Previously she did research and narrative production for the Belmar History + Art project and Central Avenue heritage trail with Angels Walk LA.    

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Historical Context of Leisure, the California Dream, and the African
American Experience during the Jim Crow Era
2. The Politics of Remembering African American Leisure and Removal at
Bruce’s Beach
3. Race, Real Estate, and Remembrance in Santa Monica’s Ocean Park
Neighborhood
4. A Resort Town Mecca for African American Pleasure Seekers at Lake
Elsinore
5. African Americans and Exurban Adventures in the Parkridge Country Club
and Subdivision Development
6. Race, Leisure, Subdivisions, Promoters, and Gambling on the California
Dream at Eureka Villa
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index