Race, Neighborhoods, and Community Power : Buffalo Politics, 1934-1997

by Kraus, Neil

• ISBN13: 9780791447437
• ISBN10: 079144743X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

In this provocative and in-depth history of several decades of recent Buffalo city politics, Neil Kraus examines the local political causes behind geographic concentrations of poverty. Race, Neighborhoods, and Community Power makes the compelling case that policy adopted at the local level has had a significant impact on the development of low-income, segregated urban neighborhoods.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix
Preface and Acknowledgments	xi
Race, Neighborhoods, and Community Power	1	(26)
Buffalo and Western New York	27	(16)
Race, Neighborhood Composition, and Representation	43	(22)
Race and Public Housing Policy: The Early Years	65	(20)
Urban Renewal and the East Side	85	(34)
Urban Unrest, Suburban Growth, and the Birth of the Contemporary Ghetto	119	(30)
Arthur v. Nyquist and the Emergence of Mayor Griffin	149	(30)
Nostalgia and Confrontation: The Griffin Years	179	(34)
Conclusions	213	(12)
Postscript	225	(4)
Methodological Appendix	229	(2)
Notes	231	(42)
References	273	(14)
Index	287