"A comprehensive portrait of Harlem's suffering and struggles
during these years....Marks a significant contribution to black
urban history and to studies of American life during the Great
Depression."--Journal of American History
"A detailed portrait of black life in the nation's largest
metropolis....The study carefully documents the impact of racial
discrimination and segregation on Harlem, the political responses
of blacks, and white reactions to black political demands....This
study complements the growing body of scholarship on blacks in
Harlem and warrants our close attention."--American Historical
Review
"Fills an important void in African-American history....I highly
recommend [it] as an important, useful, and superbly written
book."--Pennsylvania History
"Greenberg has gathered revealing facts, statistics, and data, but
her study remains human, focusing on real people in a real,
complex, and resilient community."--CHOICE
"Or Does It Explode?' is a winner! It is the very model of what a
community study ought to be. It is thoroughly, extensively
researched; artfully composed; and intelligently argued--even when
those arguments are contrary to my own."--Harvard Sitkoff,
University of New Hampshire
"Greenberg's thoroughly researched and well-written study, which
emphasizes the daily life of the single largest black community in
the United States, is a valuable addition to the historical
literature about blacks in the depression."--The Historian
"The book's strengths lie...in its careful and deservedly
respectful treatment of Harlem's strong social and political
networks that responded to the poverty and the horrific
subordination of black people imposed from outside....Greenberg's
work fills an important missing chapter in the large historiography
of Black Harlem."--New York History
"Contributes to a greater understanding of the impact of the
depression of the 1930s on the African-American community....[A]
valuable resource on the struggles of the black residents of Harlem
during the worst economic crisis in American history."--Journal of
American Ethnic History
"Or Does It Explode is an outstanding book that expands our
knowledge of African-American, urban, labor, and political history.
Cheryl Lynn Greenberg writes perceptively about the complexities of
African-American urban life. Her work illuminates the forces that
shape black urban activism. By focusing on Harlem in the Great
Depression, Greenberg has given us insight into the ways in which a
seemingly powerless community attempted to achieve a measure of
power at home, in the workplace, and in the political
arena."--International Labor & Working Class History
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