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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

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