Description: Key themes covered include

• Desegregation – focusing on schools, hospitals, transport and other areas of public life. Documents show legal battles and campaigns in favour of integration and public reaction.
• Urban renewal and housing problems – featuring papers on housing and race relations, planning records and papers of neighbourhood councils.
• Civil rights activities and protests – material on Atlanta’s police department and Chicago riots.
• Race relations and community integration – featuring documents charting increased African American home ownership in Chicago.
• African American culture – documents showcasing the life and culture of African Americans in Brooklyn from the Weeksville Heritage Center.

Concurrent Users: unlimited

Other info: always proxy off-campus, provides full text, streaming

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