Roots of Violence in Black Philadelphia, 1860-1900

by Roger Lane

Book Overview

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"