Reviews
"Living the California Dream helps us understand the relationship between race, public space, and historical memory. It reveals the exclusion of African American experiences in and contributions to Southern California's recreational landscapes. Drawing on a rich collection of archived records, newspapers, maps, and photographs, Jefferson produces a new image of the Black experience in the West and makes a valuable contribution to the scholarship on African Americans in California."--Joy Miller, Journal of San Diego History
"Jefferson's meticulous research and voluminous notes make this book an important contribution to the scholarship of California and the West. Most importantly, she brings these important historic sites back to life."--Gretchen Sullivan Sorin, Journal of African American History
"Jefferson's work is simultaneously a powerful indictment of white racist practices, an inspiring revelation of Black entrepreneurial courage, and a much-needed call for a more robust public history of African American self-determination."--Reynolds J Scott-Childress, Journal of American History
Additional Details
University of Nebraska Press (January 01, 2020)
Hardback
366 pages
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