Description
Book SynopsisCommunity activist Carolyn McLaughlin takes us on a journey of the South Bronx through the eyes of its community members. Facing burned-out neighborhoods of the 1970s, the community fought back. McLaughlin illustrates the spirit of the community in creating a vibrant, diverse culture and its decades-long commitment to develop nonprofit housing and social-services, and to advocate for better education, health care, and a healthier environment. For the South Bronx to remain a safe haven for poor families, maintaining affordable housing is the centralbut most challengingtask. South Bronx Battlesis the comeback story of a community that was once in crisis but now serves as a beacon for other cities to rebuild, while keeping their neighborhoods affordable.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Foreword
South Bronx Timeline
Map of South Bronx 1. The South Bronx: An Introduction
2. How the South Bronx Became the Poorest
Congressional District
3. Why the South Bronx Burned
4. People Fight Back: 1960s and 1970s
5. Progress, but Plagues Descend on the South
Bronx: 1980s
6. Not Yet Paradise, but We’ve Come a Long Way: 1990s
7. Many Faces of Success: 2000–2018
8. “The Bronx Was the Last Place”: Reflections
on Displacement and Gentrification
9. Lessons Learned
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
Notes
Interviews
Bibliography
Index
