{"product_id":"roots-of-violence-in-black-philadelphia-1860-1900-paperback","title":"Roots of Violence in Black Philadelphia, 1860-1900 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Lane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late nineteenth century, life became more stable and orderly for most American city dwellers, but not for blacks. Roger Lane offers a historical explanation for the rising levels of black urban crime and family instability during this paradoxical era. Philadelphia serves as test case because of the richness of the data: Du Bois's classic study, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Negro\u003c\/i\u003e, newspapers, records of the criminal justice system and other local agencies, and the federal census. The author presents numerical details, along with many examples of the human stories--social and political--behind the statistics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLane reveals how social and economic discrimination created a black criminal subculture. This subculture, overlooked by those histories depending on often inaccurate census materials, eroded family patterns, encouraged violence, discouraged efforts at middle-class respectability, and intensified employment problems by adding white fear to the white prejudice that had helped to create it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eModern crime rates and patterns are shown to be products of a historical culture that can be traced from its formative years to the 1980s. Lane not only charts Philadelphia's story but also makes suggestions regarding national and international patterns.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.29 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132507820167,"sku":"9780674779785","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8137f7d1bb5416489a49074de57aaa60.webp?v=1732626937","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/roots-of-violence-in-black-philadelphia-1860-1900-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}