South Central Los Angeles is often characterized as an African American community beset by poverty and economic neglect. But this depiction obscures the signifi

South Central Los Angeles is often characterized as an African American community beset by poverty and economic neglect. But this depiction obscures the signifi

Race, place, and identity in a changing urban America Over the last five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In South

In 1964 an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965 the city burst into flames during one of