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AFRICANA 47<br />
Hannerz, Ulf. Soulside: Inquiries into Ghetto Culture and Community. New York: Columbia<br />
University Press. 1969.<br />
An anthological study of the African American ghetto in <strong>Washington</strong>, D.C., which<br />
explores the nature and dynamics of the ghetto culture and the interrelationship<br />
between ghetto dwellers and mainstream culture.<br />
Call Number: Special Collections F 205.N4 H3<br />
Hilyer, Andrew F. The Twentieth Century Union League Directory: A Compilation of the Efforts of<br />
the Colored People of <strong>Washington</strong> for Social Betterment… A Historical, Century and After a<br />
Generation of Freedom. <strong>Washington</strong>: Union League, 1901.<br />
The Twentieth Century Union League Directory contains valuable information on<br />
African American life in turn-of-the century <strong>Washington</strong>, D.C., in regards to<br />
organizations, activities, and prominent citizens.<br />
Call Number: Special Collections E 185.93.D6 H5<br />
Ingle, Edward. The Negro in the District of Columbia. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press,<br />
1893.<br />
This popular history provides a general look at life in <strong>Washington</strong>, D.C. without<br />
dealing with slavery.<br />
Call Number: Special Collections E 185.93.D6 I5<br />
Institute for the Preservation and Study of African American Writing. “…You’ll Never See<br />
those Days Anymore”: Oral Histories from the Capital View Plaza and James Creek Public Housing<br />
Sites. <strong>Washington</strong>, D.C.: D.C. Humanities Council, 1990.<br />
This chronicle of community life stories reflects the personal journeys that are<br />
recounted with joy, satisfaction, disappointment, fear, pride, and triumph. Together<br />
these oral testimonies represent a popular city history often overlooked by researchers<br />
and scholars.<br />
Call Number: Special Collections F 205.N4 Y68 1990<br />
Jackson, Miles M. Mass Communication Behavior Among Blacks in <strong>Washington</strong>, D.C.: An<br />
Empirical Investigation. Ph.D. dissertation, Syracuse University, 1974.<br />
Through the use of demographics, this study evaluates the impact of print and<br />
electronic media on <strong>Washington</strong>’s African American community.<br />
Call Number: Special Collections P 94.5.B552 W37 1974a<br />
Jaffe, Harry and Tom Sherwood. Dream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of <strong>Washington</strong>, D.C.<br />
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.<br />
The career of Marion Barry serves as a reflection of the <strong>Washington</strong> African American<br />
community’s achievements and failures in this recent history.<br />
Call Number: Special Collections F 216.2.J34 1994