Living black : social life in an African American neighborhood /
Mark S. Fleisher.
- Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource
Includes bibliographies and index.
The ethnographer and the ex-convict -- Culture and social life -- Lively streets -- Everyday life -- New neighbors -- Dreams and realities -- Rebirth days -- They don't need a savior.
"Living black breaks the stereotype of poor African American neighborhoods as dysfunctional ghettos of helpless and hopeless people. Despite real and enduring poverty, the community described here --