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Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital (Hardcover)

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Monumental in scope and vividly detailed, Chocolate City tells the tumultuous, four-century story of race and democracy in our nation's capital. Emblematic of the ongoing tensions between America's expansive democratic promises and its enduring racial realities, Washington often has served as a national battleground for contentious issues, including slavery, segregation, civil rights, the drug war, and gentrification. But D.C. is more than just a seat of government, and authors Chris Myers Asch and George Derek Musgrove also highlight the city's rich history of local activism as Washingtonians of all races have struggled to make their voices heard in an undemocratic city where residents lack full political rights.

Tracing D.C.'s massive transformations--from a sparsely inhabited plantation society into a diverse metropolis, from a center of the slave trade to the nation's first black-majority city, from "Chocolate City" to "Latte City--Asch and Musgrove offer an engaging narrative peppered with unforgettable characters, a history of deep racial division but also one of hope, resilience, and interracial cooperation.

About the Author


Chris Myers Asch teaches history at Colby College and runs the non-profit Capital Area New Mainers Project.George Derek Musgrove is associate professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781469635866
ISBN-10: 1469635860
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: November 6th, 2017
Pages: 624
Language: English