America's Black Capital - How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy

The remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, into today's Black mecca Atlanta is home to some of America's most prominent Black politicians, artists, businesses, and HBCUs. Yet, in 1861, Atlanta was a final contender to be the capital of the Confederacy. Sixty years later, long after the Civil War, it was the Ku Klux Klan's sacred "Imperial City." America's Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of achievement. What drove them, historian Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar shows, was the belief that Black uplift would be best advanced by forging Black institutions. America's Black Capital is an inspiring story of Black achievement against all odds, with effects that reached far beyond Georgia, shaping the nation's popular culture, public policy, and politics.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2023
Authors:	Jeffrey O. G Ogbar
Dimensions:	240 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	544
ISBN-13:	978-1-5416-0199-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-5416-0199-8
Barcode:	9781541601994

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