Roots of Violence in Black Philadelphia, 1860-1900

by Roger Lane

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In the late nineteenth century, life became more stable and orderly for most American city dwellers, but not for blacks. Roger Lane offers a historical explanation for the rising levels of black urban crime and family instability during this paradoxical era. Philadelphia serves as test case because of the richness of the data: Du Bois's classic study, The Philadelphia Negro, newspapers, records of the criminal justice system and other local...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0674779789

ISBN13:9780674779785

Release Date:January 1989

Publisher:Harvard University Press

Length:206 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Africa African-American Studies Americas Asia Criminology History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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