I Hear My People Singing: Voices of African American Princeton
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0713QYP1T |
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| Number of Pages | : | 349 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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I Hear My People Singing personalizes the struggles and injustices faced by generations of black Princetonians and highlights their remarkable achievements.. Their stories show that the roots of Princeton's black community are as deeply intertwined with the town and university as they are with the history of the United States, the legacies of slavery, and the nation's current conversations on race. The vivid first-person accounts of more than 50 black residents detail aspects of African American life throughout the 20th century. I Hear My People Singing shines a light on a small but historic black neighborhood at the heart of one of the most elite and internationally renowned Ivy League towns - Princeton, New Jersey. Based on an oral history collaboration with residents of the Witherspoon-Jackson neighborhood and Princeton undergraduates and their professor, Kathryn Watterson, the book features African American residents' candid views about Jim Crow segregation, the mixed blessings of school integration, Worl
A Hidden Side of Princeton in Today's Voices This in-depth study of a city and its black community should be an instant classic in urban studies, in my opinion. It should become a model for how to interpret the history of any city while there are still many residents who remember the highs and lows of a century of struggle. I enjoyed the lively portraits of residents and the excellent collection of photos revealing a hidden side of Princeton, the city and university. This is local history at its lively best.