Down and Out, on the Road(Updated) The Homeless in American History by KennethL. Kusmer Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516096-3, ISBN: 0-19-516096-7
"Covering the entire period from the colonial era to the late twentieth century, this book is the first scholarly history of the homeless in America. Drawing on sources that include records of charitable organizations, sociological studies, and numerous memoirs of formerly homeless persons, Kusmer demonstrates that the homeless have been a significant presence on the American scene for over two hundred years. He probes the history of hom ..."
A Ghetto Takes Shape(Updated) Black Cleveland, 1870-1930 (Blacks in the New World) by KennethL. Kusmer Paperback, 328 Pages, Published 1978 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-00690-6, ISBN: 0-252-00690-9
"He was particularly proud of being the first Negro admitted to the Rowfant Club,
an exclusive literary group that met weekly. "Chesnutt enjoyed those Saturday
nights at the Rowfant Club," his daughter Helen later recalled. "There he met, in
delightful fellowship, some of the finest and most scholarly men of Cleveland."17
Few Afro-Americans in the city were better off financially than the Chesnutt family,
and none had better rapport ..."
The Colonial and Early National Period(1st Edition) (Black Communities and Urban Development in America, 1720-1990, Volume 1) by KennethL. Kusmer Hardcover, 152 Pages, Published 1991 by Garland Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-0425-8, ISBN: 0-8153-0425-0
Down and Out, on the Road The Homeless in American History by KennethL. Kusmer Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-504778-3, ISBN: 0-19-504778-8
A Ghetto Takes Shape(1st Edition) Black Cleveland, 1870-1930 (Blacks in the New World) by KennethL. Kusmer Hardcover, 305 Pages, Published 1976 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-00289-2, ISBN: 0-252-00289-X
Black Communities and Urban Development(1st Edition) The Ghetto Crisis of 1960s : Causes and Consequences No. 7 by KennethL. Kusmer Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 1991 by Garland Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-0431-9, ISBN: 0-8153-0431-5
"From the colonial era to the late 20th century, this book charts the history of the homeless in America. Kusmer shows that the homeless have been a presence on the American scene for over 200 years."
Antebellum America (Black Communities and Urban Development in America, 1720-1990, Volume 2) by KennethL. Kusmer Hardcover, 428 Pages, Published 1991 by Garland Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-0426-5, ISBN: 0-8153-0426-9
"Thus begins Dona Irvin's account of leaving Houston in September 1942. Her
husband, Frank, was already in California and had taken a job in one of the
shipyards that had recently started to hire African Americans. Full of anticipation,
hoping for a better standard of living and freedom from southern Jim Crow
restrictions, the young family instead found Oakland very difficult. Housing was a
nightmare. Initially, they squeezed into a ..."
The Great Migration and After 1917-1930(1st Edition) (Black Communities and Urban Development in America 1720-1990, 5) by KennethL. Kusmer Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1991 by Garland Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-0429-6, ISBN: 0-8153-0429-3