Physical Description:print xv, 408 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher:Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Out of Africa : West African origins -- New Africa : South Carolina low country -- Negro capital of the world : Harlem -- Mules and men : Birmingham -- Blues pianos and tricky baseballs : Pittsburgh -- Walkin' Egypt : Mississippi Delta -- Bronzeville's Pinkster Kings : South Side Chicago -- Dixie special : Houston -- California dreaming : South Central LA -- Circle unbroken : three stories and a conclusion.