
By St. Clair Drake,Horace R. Cayton,Mary Pattillo
A new foreword from sociologist Mary Pattillo areas the learn in smooth context, updating the tale with the present kingdom of black groups in Chicago and the bigger usa and exploring what this suggests for the longer term. because the kingdom maintains to fight with race and our remedy of black lives, Black Metropolis remains to be a strong contribution to the conversation.
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