Title Race and the politics of deception : the making of an American city / Christopher Mele

Published [Place of publication not identified] : New York University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Race Strategies and the Politics of Urban Development; 2. The Racial Divide in the Making of Chester; 3. How to Make a Ghetto; 4. The Birmingham of the North; 5. Five Square Miles of Hell; 6. Welcome to the "Post-Racial" Black City; Notes; Index; About the Author Summary What is the relationship between race and space, and how do racial politics inform the organization and development of urban locales?In Race and the Politics of Deception, Christopher Mele unpacks America's history of dealing with racial problems through the inequitable use of public space. Mele focuses on Chester, Pennsylvania--a small city comprised of primarily low-income, black residents, roughly twenty miles south of Philadelphia. Like many cities throughout the United States, Chester is experiencing post-industrial decline. A development plan touted as a way to "save" the city, proposes to turn one section into a desirable waterfront destination, while leaving the rest of the struggling residents in fractured communities. Dividing the city into spaces of tourism and consumption versus the everyday spaces of low-income residents, Mele argues, segregates the community by creating a racialized divide. While these development plans are described as socially inclusive and economically revitalizing, Mele asserts that political leaders and real estate developers intentionally exclude certain types of people--most often, low-income people of color. Race and the Politics of Deception provides a revealing look at how our ever-changing landscape is being strategically divided along lines of class and race Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index Subject Urbanization -- Pennsylvania -- Case studies Urban policy -- Pennsylvania -- Case studies Racism -- Pennsylvania -- Chester African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Chester -- History African Americans -- Civil rights -- Pennsylvania -- Chester SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. African Americans African Americans -- Civil rights Economic history Politics and government Race relations Racism Urban policy Urbanization SUBJECT Chester (Pa.) -- Race relations Chester (Pa.) -- Politics and government Chester (Pa.) -- Economic conditions Subject Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -- Chester Genre/Form Case studies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781479871230 1479871230 9781479880430 1479880434

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