{"product_id":"built-by-the-people-themselves-lindsey-bestebreurtje-9781643364988","title":"Built by the People Themselves: African American Community Development in Arlington, Virginia, from the Civil War Through Civil Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of how racial segregation and suburbanization shaped lives, the built environment, and the law in Arlington\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArlington, Virginia, sits on the bank of the Potomac River, just opposite the nation's capital city of Washington, DC. This proximity shaped the history of Arlington and the economic, social, and political lives of its Black residents. In \u003ci\u003eBuilt by the People Themselves\u003c\/i\u003e, Lindsey Bestebreurtje traces the history of Arlington's Black community from the first days of emancipation through the era of civil rights in the twentieth century. She highlights individual stories of how Black families, neighborhoods, institutions, and communities were affected by politics, planning, and policy at the county and state levels. A core insight of Bestebreurtje's account is how common people developed strategies to survive and thrive despite systems of oppression in the Jim Crow South. Moving beyond the standard story of suburbanization that focuses on elite white community developers, Bestebreurtje analyzes African American-led community development and its effects on Arlington County.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lindsey Bestebreurtje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643364987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643364988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Lindsey Bestebreurtje","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897884795135,"sku":"9781643364988","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c4c1462-e688-45ce-abf5-f70c1d9e96f9.jpg?v=1721374983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/built-by-the-people-themselves-lindsey-bestebreurtje-9781643364988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}