{"product_id":"lincoln-heights-carolyn-f-smith-9780738561677","title":"Lincoln Heights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocated north of Cincinnati in the \u003ci\u003eMill Creek Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, Lincoln Heights was the first African American self-governing community north of the Mason-Dixon Line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe development of Lincoln Heights began in 1923 when the \u003ci\u003eHaley-Livingston Land Company\u003c\/i\u003e of Chicago sold lots to black families in an unincorporated area called the Cincinnati Industrial Subdivision, now the southern section of Lincoln Heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Water and sewerage were provided by special assessment through the \u003ci\u003eWorks Progress Administration\u003c\/i\u003e, there were no building and zoning code services, fire and police protection were virtually nonexistent, and street maintenance and lighting were extremely inadequate. In 1939, residents of the area began efforts to incorporate so they could provide safety and necessary services for their growing community. Several of the original petitioners for incorporation lived in the Valley View subdivision, which later became the \u003ci\u003eWright Aeronautical\u003c\/i\u003e plant, where many black migrants from the South came to help manufacture the famous \u003ci\u003eB-29 bomber\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn F. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738561673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738561677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Carolyn F. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925797732607,"sku":"9780738561677","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8d281601-3843-438c-8d44-f2a7d16ccbe4.jpg?v=1681079418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lincoln-heights-carolyn-f-smith-9780738561677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}