Table of Contents

Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Race, Neighborhoods, and Community Power 2. Buffalo and Western New York 3. Race, Neighborhood Composition, and Representation 4. Race and Public Housing Policy: The Early Years 5. Urban Renewal and the East Side 6. Urban Unrest, Suburban Growth, and the Birth of the Contemporary Ghetto 7. Arthur v. Nyquist and the Emergence of Mayor Griffin 8. Nostalgia and Confrontation: The Griffin Years 9. Conclusions Postscript Methodological Appendix Notes References Index

About the Author

Neil Kraus is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Hamline University.

Reviews

"The case studies are quite interesting and demonstrate that local decisions in urban renewal, public housing, and education reinforced concentrated poverty, and not only racial segregation. This is an important point..." - Dennis R. Judd, University of Missouri-St. Louis