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: DuBois's classic study, The Philadelphia Negro , newspapers, records of the criminal justice system and other local agencies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674779908
• ISBN13: 9780674779907
• Release Date: February 1986
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.