Making Black Los Angeles : Class, Gender, and Community, 1850-1917.
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (303 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Myths and origins : racial formation in Los Angeles -- Heaven ain't hard to find : the formation of the African American community -- Establishing and maintaining institutions -- The development of the underclass -- They were all filled with the Holy Ghost! : the early years of the Azusa Street revival -- Booker T. Washington goes west.
9781469629292
Community life--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century. Community life--History--California--Los Angeles--19th century. African Americans--Social conditions--California--Los Angeles--20th century. African Americans--Social conditions--California--Los Angeles--19th century.