« La deuxième communauté noire la plus prospère du pays » : l’espoir d’une vie en banlieue résidentielle à Atlanta pour les migrant·es africain·es-américain·es
From the 1990’s onwards, Atlanta's eastern suburbs in DeKalb County became known as the "second most affluent black community in the country," attracting African-American migrants from all over the country. As migration flows reversed between the North and South of the country beginni...
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| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/24427 |
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| Summary: | From the 1990’s onwards, Atlanta's eastern suburbs in DeKalb County became known as the "second most affluent black community in the country," attracting African-American migrants from all over the country. As migration flows reversed between the North and South of the country beginning in the 1970’s, Atlanta became the new "Black Mecca," concentrating the largest number of migrants from other regions. This article looks at the emergence of Atlanta's reputation as a new promised land for the country's black residents, highlighting the role of the press and migrants themselves in developing a narrative praising the promise of life in Georgia's capital city. I also examine local actions that have been instrumental in the development of this oasis for the black middle class: private initiatives and collective mobilizations are crucial to the constitution of this haven for affluent black residents. Finally, I consider the way these mobilizations have reconfigured movements against racial inequality in the post-civil rights South: they reveal that the black middle class’s ideology relies on the market and individual responsibility as cornerstones of its emancipation strategies. |
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| ISSN: | 1765-2766 |