Matlin, Daniel.

On the corner : African American intellectuals and the urban crisis / Daniel Matlin. - 1 online resource (385 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ghettos of the Mind : Kenneth B. Clark and the Psychology of the Urban Crisis -- Be Even Blacker : Amiri Baraka's Names and Places -- Harlem without Walls : Romare Bearden's Realism -- Epilogue.

9780674726109


Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005 --Political and social views.
Baraka, Amiri, 1934- --Political and social views.
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988 --Political and social views.


African American intellectuals--History--20th century.
African American intellectuals--Biography.
African Americans--Social conditions--1964-1975.
Inner cities--History--United States--20th century.
Urban policy--History--United States--20th century.


Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.
New York (N.Y.)--Social conditions--20th century.


Electronic books.

E185.615 / .M333 2013

305.896/073