Carole Merritt, African American Community Building in Atlanta:A Guide to the Study of Race in America

1. The regional characteristics of geography, population, economics, and politics that shaped the development of the African American community in the urban industrial belt.

2. The factors that made Atlanta's racial environment distinctive.

3. Regional comparisons in racial and ethnic composition between the South and other regions in the nation and between sub-regions in the South.

4. Changes over time in the impact of race and ethnicity.

5. Comparisons in the evolution of Jim Crow between North and South, and between regions within the South.

6. Continuities in institutionalized racism following the Jim Crow period.




	African American Community Building in Atlanta: A Guide to the Study of Race in America Carole Merritt, The Herndon Home cite this page \| printable version Essay Sections: Introduction \| Context \| Community Development \| Business Enterprise \| Study Focus/Issues \| Recommended Resources Study Focus/Issues: 1. The regional characteristics of geography, population, economics, and politics that shaped the development of the African American community in the urban industrial belt. 2. The factors that made Atlanta's racial environment distinctive. 3. Regional comparisons in racial and ethnic composition between the South and other regions in the nation and between sub-regions in the South. 4. Changes over time in the impact of race and ethnicity. 5. Comparisons in the evolution of Jim Crow between North and South, and between regions within the South. 6. Continuities in institutionalized racism following the Jim Crow period. Essay Sections: Introduction \| Context \| Community Development \| Business Enterprise \| Study Focus/Issues \| Recommended Resources Published: 17 March 2004 © 2004 Carole Merritt and Southern Spaces