Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920

Kevin McGruder

Published by Columbia University Press 2015

Race and Real Estate

Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920

Kevin McGruder

https://doi.org/10.7312/mcgr16914

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About this book

Through the lens of Harlem real estate transactions from 1890 to 1920, Kevin McGruder reveals the complex interactions between whites and African Americans at a critical time of migration and development. He offers an innovative perspective on Harlem's history and identity as both an African American and a biracial community.

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Kevin McGruder, assistant professor of history at Antioch College, studies African American institutions, urban history, and gay and lesbian history. He earned an M.B.A. in real estate finance from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in U.S. history from City University of New York.

Reviews

[A] fine work of historical scholarship and incisive interventions in the history of Harlem... [McGruder's] care for the place and its people shines through in [his] meticulous research and forceful arguments.

Nathan Cardon:
McGruder has written a good book and an important revision that should be read alongside the classic texts of 'ghetto formation.'

[Race and Real Estate] challenges the standard saga of the rise of black urban communities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thoroughly researched, the book is an extremely useful reinterpretation of the subject.... Recommended.

[A] fact-filled book... enlivened by personal accounts.

Brian Purnell, Bowdoin College:
In his autobiography, Malcolm X admitted that 'one of my biggest surprises' was that 'Harlem hadn't always been a community of Negroes.' If that surprises you too then you must read this book. Kevin McGruder takes us back in time to a Harlem on the cusp of dramatic change. He shows us uptown Manhattan before Harlem was in vogue. With incredible research and fascinating characters, Race and Real Estate unveils the complicated social and business processes that changed Harlem from an interracial neighborhood into the most recognizable black community in the world.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. BLACK AND WHITE NEW YORKERS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. THE END OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WELCOME IN HARLEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
3. FROM EVICTION TO CONTAINMENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	62
4. THE BATTLE FOR CHURCH PROPERTIES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
5. AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH IN HARLEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
6. REAL ESTATE AND POLITICS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
7. THE GROWTH IN PROPERTY OWNERSHIP BY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HARLEM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 296
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Other: <B>15 maps</B>

eBook

Published: June 2, 2015
ISBN: 9780231539258