Black Neighbors Race and the Limits of Reform in the American Settlement House Movement, 1890-1945 |
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| Author:
| Lasch-Quinn, Elisabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4423-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.50USD $47.50 |
Book Description:
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Analyses the reluctance of the mainstream settlement house movement to extend its programs to African American communities, which, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn argues, were assisted instead by a variety of alternative organisations. Lasch-Quinn recasts the traditional definitions, periods, and regional divisions of settlement work and uncovers a vast settlement movement among African Americans.
Analyses the reluctance of the mainstream settlement house movement to extend its programs to African American communities, which, Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn argues, were assisted instead by a variety of alternative organisations. Lasch-Quinn recasts the traditional definitions, periods, and regional divisions of settlement work and uncovers a vast settlement movement among African Americans.