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Author:

Jefferson, Alison R. author.

Title:

Living the California dream : African American leisure sites during the Jim Crow era / Alison Rose Jefferson.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xi, 315 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm

Subject:

African Americans--History--California, Southern--History--20th century.
Leisure--History--California, Southern--History--20th century.
Resorts--History--California, Southern--History--20th century.
African American neighborhoods--California, Southern--History--20th century.
Discrimination in public accommodations--California, Southern--History--20th century.
African Americans--California, Southern--Social conditions--20th century.
California, Southern--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Historical context of leisure, the California dream, and the African American experience during the Jim Crow Era -- The politics of remembering African American leisure and removal at Bruce's Beach -- Race, real estate, and remembrance in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood -- A resort town mecca for African American pleasure seekers at Lake Elsinore -- African Americans and exurban adventures in the Parkridge country club and subdivision development -- Race, leisure, subdivisions, promoters, and gambling on the California dream at Eureka Villa.

Summary:

"Alison Rose Jefferson examines how African Americans pioneered America's "frontier of leisure" by creating communities and business projects in conjunction with their growing population in Southern California during the nation's Jim Crow era"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1496201302
9781496201300

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1099538462

LCCN:

2019015601

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)