Atlanta: Race, Class And Urban Expansion

by Larry Keating

Overview

Atlanta, the epitome of the New South, is a city whose economic growth has transformed it from a provincial capital to a global city, one that could bid for and win the 1996 Summer Olympics. Yet the reality is that the exceptional growth of the region over the last twenty years has exacerbated inequality, particularly for African Americans. Atlanta, the city of Martin Luther King, Jr., remains one of the most segregated cities in the United States.

Despite African American success in winning the mayor's office and control of the City Council, development plans have remained in the control of private business interests. Keating tells a number of troubling stories. What the development of the Underground Atlanta, the construction of the Rapid Rail system (MARTA), the building of a new stadium for the Braves, the redevelopment of public housing, and the arrangements for the Olympic Games all have in common is a lack of democratic process. Instead, business and political elites ignored protests from neighborhood groups, the interests of the poor, and the advice of planners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566398213
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	01/15/2001
Series:	Comparitive American Cities Series
Pages:	214
Sales rank:	1,241,493
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Related Subjects

• African Americans - General & Miscellaneous
• Georgia - State & Local History
• Regional Studies - Southern U.S.
• Southern State & Local Government
• United States - Ethnic & Race Relations