Bibliograph

A dream foreclosed, black America and the fight for a place to call home, Laura Gottesdiener ; foreword by Clarence Lusane

Type

Label

A dream foreclosed, black America and the fight for a place to call home, Laura Gottesdiener ; foreword by Clarence Lusane

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-175) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A dream foreclosed

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

811598932

Responsibility statement

Laura Gottesdiener ; foreword by Clarence Lusane

Sub title

black America and the fight for a place to call home

Summary

Real-life stories of how banks are ravaging the country--particularly African American communities--and how some families have joined together to fight back. The ongoing economic crisis has created one of the longest and largest mass displacements in U.S. history. While profiting from government bailouts, banks have evicted more than ten million Americans from their homes, destroying their life savings, their economic security and their dreams. Told through the eyes of four families, A Dream Foreclosed reveals the ongoing human tragedy of the crisis--and the spectacular possibilities that emerge when everyday people challenge the all-powerful corporations that the U.S. government considers "too big to indict."--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- The dream -- One hundred acres of houses -- The house on the wrong side of town -- The boy who was fast -- As good as rats -- The explosion -- A ten-year crime spree -- Lord, I am sinking -- Where they going to put all these people? -- Everything was everywhere -- The fight -- We are the . . . -- Call off the dogs -- I will not go back -- Liberated -- The story of my life / by Jajuanna Walker -- Epilogue

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