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Community activist Carolyn McLaughlin takes us on a journey of the South Bronx through the eyes of its community members. Facing burned-out neighborhoods of the 1970s, the community fought back. McLaughlin illustrates the spirit of the community in creating a vibrant, diverse culture and its decades-long commitment to develop nonprofit housing and social-services, and to advocate for better education, health care, and a healthier environment. For the South Bronx to remain a safe haven for poor families, maintaining affordable housing is the central—but most challenging—task.
South Bronx Battles is the comeback story of a community that was once in crisis but now serves as a beacon for other cities to rebuild, while keeping their neighborhoods affordable.
South Bronx Battles is the comeback story of a community that was once in crisis but now serves as a beacon for other cities to rebuild, while keeping their neighborhoods affordable.
Price: $95.00
Pages: 368
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
21 May 2019
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520288973
Format: Hardcover
Carolyn McLaughlin is a social worker who worked in the South Bronx for fifty years. For thirty-four years she led BronxWorks, which became a highly respected human service agency that helps 35,000 people a year.
David Gómez is President of Hostos Community College in the South Bronx.
David Gómez is President of Hostos Community College in the South Bronx.
List of Illustrations
Foreword
South Bronx Timeline
Map of South Bronx
1. The South Bronx: An Introduction
2. How the South Bronx Became the Poorest
Congressional District
3. Why the South Bronx Burned
4. People Fight Back: 1960s and 1970s
5. Progress, but Plagues Descend on the South
Bronx: 1980s
6. Not Yet Paradise, but We’ve Come a Long Way: 1990s
7. Many Faces of Success: 2000–2018
8. “The Bronx Was the Last Place”: Reflections
on Displacement and Gentrification
9. Lessons Learned
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
Notes
Interviews
Bibliography
Index
Foreword
South Bronx Timeline
Map of South Bronx
1. The South Bronx: An Introduction
2. How the South Bronx Became the Poorest
Congressional District
3. Why the South Bronx Burned
4. People Fight Back: 1960s and 1970s
5. Progress, but Plagues Descend on the South
Bronx: 1980s
6. Not Yet Paradise, but We’ve Come a Long Way: 1990s
7. Many Faces of Success: 2000–2018
8. “The Bronx Was the Last Place”: Reflections
on Displacement and Gentrification
9. Lessons Learned
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
Notes
Interviews
Bibliography
Index