{"product_id":"alien-soil-oral-histories-of-great-migration-newark-hardback-9781978833548","title":"Alien Soil; Oral Histories of Great Migration Newark (Hardback) 9781978833548","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlien Soil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOral Histories of Great Migration Newark\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatie Singer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978833548, Rutgers University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 August 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages, 31 B-W \u0026amp; 4 color images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.426 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlien Soil: Oral Histories of Great Migration Newark constitutes a valuable resource that has both important historical and methodological value. It contributes to scholarly discussions on the history of Newark, the Great Migration, African-American history in New Jersey, and the value of oral and community history for fostering community engagement. - Kristin O'Brassill-Kulfan (Coordinator of Public History at Rutgers New Brunswick) \u003ci\u003eKatie Singer has gleaned a wealth of information from extensive research and informative interviews, which are like jewels on a crown now adeptly arranged for the public to admire.\u003c\/i\u003e - Elizabeth MacGonagle (author of Crafting Identity in Zimbabwe and Mozambique) “Katie Singer deftly excerpts compelling stories from Newark’s Krueger-Scott African American Oral History Project to teach readers about the city’s powerful Black historical narrative and, more broadly, about the power of oral history to preserve the past when other documentation and interpretation efforts prove too expensive, logistically complicated, and politically fraught.”\u003cbr\u003e   - Melissa Ziobro (director of Public History, Monmouth University)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlien Soil: Oral Histories of Great Migration Newark\u003c\/i\u003e explores Newark’s Krueger-Scott African-American Cultural Center collection of over 100 oral histories. Historian Katie Singer separates these stories into thematic categories of social and political events, including church, work, and activism, in order to paint an intimate portrait of everyday urbanity and the larger Black urban experience in Newark. Through the examination of these Krueger-Scott narratives, Singer challenges historical falsehoods with the lived experiences of Newarkers who traveled North during the Great Migration, as well as established city residents. \u003ci\u003eAlien Soil\u003c\/i\u003e effectively contextualizes Newark history and re-inserts Black voices into historiography traditionally dominated by “outsiders.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book begins with the Krueger-Scott Mansion’s deep history, followed by the sequence of events surrounding the proposed Cultural Center. Last owned by African-American millionaire and beauty-culture entrepreneur Louise Scott, the Victorian Krueger-Scott Mansion was built by beer baron Gottfried Krueger in 1888. Through the history of the Mansion, and the ultimately failed Cultural Center project, one learns about the Newark that African Americans migrated to, what they found when they got there, how living in the city changed them, and how they, individually and collectively, changed Newark.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After the Cultural Center project was officially halted in 2000, the cassette tapes of the oral history interviews were stored away at the Newark Public Library. Ten years later they were unearthed, and ultimately digitized. As of yet, no one has applied these sources directly to their research. Deeply committed to these rich, insightful stories, Singer calls for a more thoughtful consideration of all cities, reminding us that Newark is much more than its 1967 rebellion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Prologue  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter One: Putting Black History Somewhere: The Krueger-Scott Mansion Project  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part One: The Mansion  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Backstory  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Gottfried Krueger (1888-1925)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Masons (1925-1958)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Louise Scott (circa 1902-1983)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Looking Forward  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Consciousness Shifts (1960s)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Baby Steps (1970s – 1980s)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Progress (1990s)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Trouble (still the 90s)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part Two: The Oral Histories  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2: Sundays  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part One: Church  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Community” (1930-1990)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bethany Baptist (1870s – 1990s)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Queen Of Angels (1926 - 2016)   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Individuals (1919-1997)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Politicians (1971-1997)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part Two: Not Just Church  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Sunday Best (1924-1965)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e On The Field (1938-1996)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Leisure Activities (1927-1979)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Radio (1936-1997)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3: Workdays  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part One: Paid Work  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Domestic Work  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Non-Domestic Work  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Getting Work (1940s-1950s)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Nursing Work (1948-1969)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part Two: Socio-Political Work  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Women Working (1965-1994)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Men At Work (1974-2006)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Ministry (1912-1969)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4: Hot Days  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part One: The Set-Up  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Perpetuated Narratives \u0026amp; Actual Stories (1961-2011)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Firefighting (1950-1994)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Important Events” (1949-1968)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Remembering (1920-1972)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Cooperation (1944-1961)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Personal (1935-1977)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Fears  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Part Two: Rebellion  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “The Riots” (1967)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Memory and the Event  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Aftermath Of Words (1967-2007)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lasting Perceptions (1967-1997)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Afterword  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Questionnaire  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Bibliography  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Illustrations  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52640473678104,"sku":"9781978833548","price":52.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/alien-soil-oral-histories-of-great-migration-newark-hardback-9781978833548","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}