Introduction : the problem -- The deadericks -- The historical Orange Mound community -- The Black family : patterns of integration and disintegration -- Key institutions -- The black schools of Orange Mound -- Orange Mound within the larger context of Memphis -- Race and the politics of place -- A victim of its own success : the demise of a historical black community -- Conclusion : community change, persistence and policy implications
Summary
Founded in 1890, Orange Mound, a predominantly African American community located in Shelby County Tennessee and five-miles east of downtown Memphis, is one of the oldest residential communities in the United States built exclusively for African Americans. Originally, African American Life and Culture in Orange Mound is an exploration of the conditions of living for residents of the unincorporated subdivision in the deep south from 1890 to 1919. It is also a study of contemporary approaches to community building during a time p
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