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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Blair A Ruble |
| ISBN: | 9780801898006 0801898005 9781421405940 1421405946 |
| OCLC Number: | 613425919 |
| Description: | xviii, 410 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series Title: | Woodrow Wilson Center Press |
| Responsibility: | Blair A. Ruble. |
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Complete with personal profiles of past and present DC luminaries, known locally and nationally, in more than 300 pages of text Ruble takes the reader on a journey of U Street's history from its initial development following the arrival of runaway slaves to the city during the Civil War to President Obama's visit to the landmark Ben's Chili Bowl. -- John Muller H-Net 2010 Straightforward tale about the District's history with African Americans at the center. Baltimore Afro American 2010 Ruble weaves the historical tale of the area with profiles of its major personalities, including Howard University founder Maj. Gen. Oliver Otis Howard, former Mayor Marion Barry and Radio One Inc. founder Cathy Hughes... After all, it's a lot more than a place to get a half-smoke. -- Matthew Gilmore Washington Business Journal 2010 This is a wonderful book... Washington's U Street: A Biography is a meritorious study of a subject of considerable historical importance. Thank you, Mr. Ruble. -- Theodore Hudson Ellingtonia 2011 His research is impeccable... very readable and entertaining. Melody & Words 2010 A must-read for anyone interested in the tremendously rich history of the U Street neighborhood. 14th & You 2011 U Street gives readers many human-interest stories, delivered with a light touch. -- Jane Woodward Elioseff Internet Review of Books 2011 Too often, historians forget that Washington, DC, is a city with a history and not just an extension of national politics. Ruble gives readers a history of U Street with a story of a neighborhood that began as a free black community. Choice 2011 Groundbreaking... Ruble carefully constructs a biographical history of U Street in northwest Washington that highlights the accomplishments of everyday people in the neighborhood, while simultaneously giving life to the area's buildings, streets, and educational and cultural institutions, particularly those of the African American community. -- Amber N. Wiley H-DC, H-Net Reviews 2011 An informative, readable, and well-documented work that seeks to recover the history of the nation's capital from the vantage of its African American residents and one of their most enduring communities. -- David Taft Terry Journal of American History 2011 Ruble offers more than a mere chronology of the U Street neighborhood. Washington's U Street: A Biography gives readers a glimpse into the lives of the people-rich and poor, black and white, law-abiding and not-who elevated U Street into the iconic place it is today for Washingtonians, especially African Americans. -- Mary Berger Washington History 2011 A welcome gift for anyone interested in Washington or ubran issues in general. -- Bob Cullen Bob Cullen Photography 2012 This book is loaded with terrific photos and fascinating sidebars about some of the more interesting people who lived, played, and worked on U Street. -- Patrick M. Reynolds Flashbacks 2013 Read more...
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- U Street (Washington, D.C.) -- History.
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- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions.
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) -- Intellectual life.
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- Washington (D.C.) -- Social conditions.
- Washington (D.C.) -- Biography.
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