Description
Book SynopsisMonumental in scope and vividly detailed,
Chocolate City tells the four-century story of race and democracy in America’s capital. Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations, this is an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.
Trade ReviewAn ambitious, comprehensive chronicle of the civic experience of blacks, whites and other races over more than two centuries in Washington. . . . [It] succeeds in being both scholarly and accessible to the general reader." - Robert McCartney,
The Washington Post"An ambitious, kaleidoscopic history of race and politics in Washington, D.C. . . . Essential American history, deeply researched and written with verve and passion." -
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"[The authors] embrace the funk band Parliament's moniker for the District of Columbia and deliver a narrative as grand as the city itself. . . . This enriching journey showcases the underappreciated saga of African-American success in the face of adversity." -
Publishers Weekly, starred review
