Chicago's New Negroes: Modernity, the Great Migration, and Black Urban Life

In this theoretically informed and thought-provoking monograph, Davarian Baldwin trumpets the rise of what he calls the "marketplace intellectual life" of Chicago's New Negroes, explaining the politics and intellectual production layered in black beauty culture, leisure activities, at...

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Published inThe Journal of African American History Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 452 - 454
Main Author Dorman, Jacob S.
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Silver Spring Association for the Study of African American Life and History 01.07.2008
University of Chicago Press
Subjects
African Americans
Black athletes
Outdoor activities
Religion
Urban areas
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Summary:In this theoretically informed and thought-provoking monograph, Davarian Baldwin trumpets the rise of what he calls the "marketplace intellectual life" of Chicago's New Negroes, explaining the politics and intellectual production layered in black beauty culture, leisure activities, athletics, cinema, and Sanctified churches.
ISSN:1548-1867
2153-5086