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Cover 1 Title Page, Copyright, Dedication 2 Contents 8 Illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 12 Prologue 16 1. Mexicans on the Hilltop: Gaining a Foothold, 1830–1929 26 2. Prelude to a Crisis: Race, Patriotism, and Public Housing in Depression and War, 1929–1949 52 3. “Struggling to Keep Our Homes”: The Evictions Crisis, 1950–1952 72 4. Political Consequences: The Defeat of Public Housing and the Triumph of Corporate Modernism, 1950–1953 89 5. L.A. Pursues the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1957–1959 110 6. Dodger Success and the History of Minority Displacement in Los Angeles, 1870–1970 130 7. Have L.A.’s Urban Renewal Policies Been Successfully Reformed? 148 8. Chavez Ravine’s Cultural Legacy 164 Epilogue 184 Notes 192 Further Reading 212 Index 214 About the Author 224 Publisher:University of Arizona Press,Published:2015,ISBN:9780816532353,Related ISBN:9780816500864,Language:English,OCLC:918594822 On May 8, 1959, the evening news shocked Los Angeles residents, who saw LA County sheriffs carrying a Mexican American woman from her home in Chavez Ravine not far from downtown. Immediately afterward, the house was bulldozed to the ground. This violent act was the last step in the forced eviction of 3,5

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Author

Laslett, John H. M.

Publisher

The University of Arizona Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816500864

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities