{"product_id":"in-their-own-interests-race-class-and-power-in-twentieth-century-norfolk-virginia-paperback","title":"In Their Own Interests: Race, Class and Power in Twentieth-Century Norfolk, Virginia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEarl Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the Civil War, African Americans have made great efforts to empower themselves. Focusing on Norfolk, Virginia, Earl Lewis shows how blacks have had to balance competing inclinations for conscious inaction and purposeful agitation as they sought to promote their own interests at home and in the workplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Their Own Interests\u003c\/i\u003e presents a cross-section of southern urban blacks--the power-brokers and lesser-knowns, Garvey followers and communist enthusiasts--who came to live in Norfolk between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis seeks to recreate the texture of African-American life by examining the lives of the people after they moved to the city--the jobs and assistance they secured, the houses, families, and institutions they built, the battles they waged, and the culture they shared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Their Own Interests\u003c\/i\u003e moves African-American urban and social history beyond the current intellectual crossroads. Drawing on a variety of sources, Lewis tells the interconnected story of race, class, and power in twentieth-century Norfolk. His study has far-reaching implications and should be of wide interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarl Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of History and the Center for Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468080431357,"sku":"9780520084445","price":68.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QngxcE9pbmovYlFIeXlxVGV6cHZ5dz09.webp?v=1777285295","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/in-their-own-interests-race-class-and-power-in-twentieth-century-norfolk-virginia-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}