Black Broadway in Washington, DC (American Heritage)
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Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a "city within a city." Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggles of gentrification. Review: An interesting read/look at DC history - Very well written - an interesting look at the history of this area of DC - interesting facts and details Review: How things have changed - I am from DC and I remember
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,111,619 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,484 in Black & African American History (Books) #1,517 in Biographies of Artists, Architects & Photographers (Books) #15,022 in U.S. State & Local History |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 74 Reviews |
M**H
An interesting read/look at DC history
Very well written - an interesting look at the history of this area of DC - interesting facts and details
C**E
How things have changed
I am from DC and I remember
J**R
Amazing!
What a amazing read and ride through U street history.
W**Y
There are much better histories of the racial history of Washington DC
This is a very cursory history of the racial history of Washington DC. It mostly draws on extracts of other source documents. As a consequence it is a very shortened rendition of a very complex set of events and actions over a very turbulent time. And the title is very misleading - in the main the book is about the whole sweep of the history of Washington DC and the presentation of the "Glory Days of U Street" only a very brief part of teh book. I would not purchase it again.
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