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Living the California dream : African American leisure sites during the Jim Crow era
Title
Living the California dream : African American leisure sites during the Jim Crow era / Alison Rose Jefferson.
ISBN
9781496201300
1496201302
9781496219282
9781496219299
9781496219305
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Physical Description
xi, 315 pages, 34 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
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.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 11, 2020
Bibliography
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.
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