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The Negro Ghetto.
The Negro Ghetto.

The Negro Ghetto.


Weaver’s book (of four he published) describes perpetual segregation in the North, concentrating on the problems of housing for black Americans (such as the plight of African Americans migrating North and being restricted to living in city slums), and then suggests positive solutions. The dust jacket’s front panel declares “What Negro residential segregation costs the community and how democratic housing can be achieved.”

Weaver, of mixed-race ancestry, would become the first African-American to be appointed to a United States cabinet-level position, leading the Department of Housing and Urban Development or H.U.D, as its secretary.

“Weaver represented a new type of African-American leadership based on appointed government office rather than on prominence in the civil rights movement. He worked within the system rather than outside it. His approach was analytical and academic, and he most often delivered his message in print or in private argument rather than through public oratory. Deeply influenced by the Great Depression, Weaver maintained that racism and the economic plight of African Americans could only be overcome through federal action.” (ANB)

Scarce in jacket, its post-war design attributed to “skaggs” and quite eye-catching.


Description: The Negro Ghetto.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1948). 404pp. First Edition. Illustrated. Publisher’s cloth. Very good in a like dust jacket. Jacket with some general rubbing and light overall soil.

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