Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn

See Larger Image	Manufacturer: Scribner, 1996 Written By: G.M. Pomerantz Average Customer Rating:


Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 920.0758231 EAN: 9780025979857 Format: Import ISBN: 002597985X Label: Scribner, 1996 Manufacturer: Scribner, 1996 Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: Scribner, 1996 Studio: Scribner, 1996
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Editorial Reviews: In Atlanta, a city hyped during the 1996 Olympics as the South's most progressive city, Peachtree Street is the main commercial avenue of white business power; Auburn Street, known as Sweet Auburn, is the old center of the city's black community. Their intersection is rather insignificant, a fact mirrored in the racial segregation that has always characterized Atlantan society. Pomerantz has traced the history of the city, and the development of race relations from the city's founding to the present day, through the experiences of two emblematic and influential families: that of Ivan Allen Jr., a white mayor in the 60's; and that of Maynard H. Jackson, the city's first black mayor. The result is a vividly humanized and objective history.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: The South has risen Comment: Pomerantz hit the high water mark of urban histories by providing an intimate picture of the emergence of the South's premier inter-racial city, Atlanta, from the standpoint of the two families---one once slave and the other slave owner---who helped to shape its progressive destiny. Customer Rating: Summary: This Is A Great Way To Learn About Atlanta's History Comment: As a recent transplant to the city of Atlanta, I didn't know much about Atlanta's history. And as an African American woman with grandparents who left the South in search of bigger opportunities in the North, I was more aware of the racism than I was of how and who ushered in the social and economic change that created more opportunities for my generation. The book is extremely well written and once I started I couldn't put it down. This is great way to learn about history. Anyone interested in Atlanta's history in particular and American history in general should read this book!!!!!! Customer Rating: Summary: The making of a city Comment: This book not only is about two families but also about how those two families influenced and built one of the great metropolises of America. Greatly narrated and beautifully told. Customer Rating: Summary: A Wonderful Read Comment: I've read several of Gary's books and found this one to be an amazing work of not only scholarship and very detailed research but it was also very readable. Some people may be put off by the sheer size of the book but once I was hooked (it took a few pages), I really couldn't put it down until I was done. Luckily, I was on a cruise and quite a few sea days to lie back in the sun and savour this wonderful book. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone interest in how the South was transformed (both intentionally and unintentionally) by a small number of people with not only immense vision but also immense bravery and a sense of justice. Bravo Gary! Customer Rating: Summary: The real Atlanta history Comment: I am a native Georgian and raised in Metro Atlanta. This book opened my understanding of how, what, when and who made this city and why our state is so political about everything. Unfortunately, the race factor will always play a role in how we view and operate the local and state governments. This book just makes it clearer for anyone who works, lives and does business in Georgia. All Georgia history teachers should read this book. It would make Georgia history so much better for 8th graders and make them think. This is a must for reference material. More Reviews