| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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 -- the historic North End of Champaign, Illinois -- has a vibrant social life and strong ties among generations. But it operates on its own nonjudgmental terms -- teen moms aren't derided, school dropouts aren't ridiculed, and parolees and ex-cons aren't scorned. Mark Fleisher offers a window into daily life in this neighborhood, particularly through the stories of Mo and Memphis Washington, who fight to sustain a stable home for their children, and of Burpee, a local man who has returned to the North End to rebuild his life after years of crime and punishment in Chicago."--Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ex-gang members -- Illinois -- Champaign -- Social conditions.
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Ex-gang members. |
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Illinois -- Champaign. |
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Social conditions. |
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Gang members -- Illinois -- Champaign -- Social conditions.
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Gang members. |
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Ex-convicts -- Illinois -- Champaign -- Social conditions.
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Ex-convicts. |
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African Americans -- Illinois -- Champaign -- Social conditions.
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African Americans. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fleisher, Mark S. Living black. Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2015] (DLC) 2015008381 |
| ISBN |
9780299305338 |
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0299305333 |
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9780299305345 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0299305341 |
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