Community Action against Racism in West Las Vegas (Hardcover)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Lanham, MD, 2014

0739186779 / 9780739186770

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Hardcover. This book chronicles Robert J. McKee's active participation in a successful protest action, led primarily by black females in the historically African American community of West Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2008-2013. The residents protested the closure of a main street (F Street) in their community for the expansion of Interstate 15. The community felt the street closure was racially motivated, with the intent of further alienating and isolating this already marginalized community. The street closure was one of many instances in a protracted history of events that further exacerbated race relations in Las Vegas. With only minimal support from the black church, courageous women mobilized their community from a neighborhood coalition into a successful community protest group, despite resistance from city officials and a racist backlash from some Las Vegas residents. The key players in this work were then-Mayor Oscar Goodman, State Senator and now U.S. Congressman Steven Horsford, and a host of local and state leaders.The closing of F Street creates an environ for McKee to discuss the current problems of race relations, urban sociology, city planning, social action, ethnography, and institutionalized racism. From 2008 to 2013, a group of African American women led a successful protest of a street closure in their community without the dominant involvement of the black church. This book explains the socio-historical context behind the formation of this community and explores the ei. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

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Titolo
Community Action against Racism in West Las Vegas (Hardcover)
Autore
Robert J. McKee
Editore
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Lanham, MD
Anno di pubblicazione
2014
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Hardcover
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0739186779
ISBN 13
9780739186770

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