Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America by Victoria W. Wolcott
Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America
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Victoria W. Wolcott
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Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle over Segregated Recreation in America

Victoria W. Wolcott

320 pages • first pub 2012 (view editions)

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Contradicting the nostalgic image of urban leisure venues as democratic spaces, Wolcott reveals that racial segregation was crucial to their appeal. Parks, pools, and playgrounds offered city dwellers room to exercise, relax, and escape urban care...

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