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Oral History of Bonton and Ideal Neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas

The Bonton and Ideal neighborhoods in Dallas Texas, developed in the early 1900s, experienced physical and social decay throughout the 1980s. Neighborhood organizations and resident activism were vital to the rebirth of the community in the 1990s. Current revitalization efforts taking place there have been a source of contention as the neighborhood continues to overcome inequalities created by decades of racialized city planning initiatives. This thesis focuses on how the structuring structure of whiteness has historically affected, and continues to affect, the neighborhoods of Ideal and Bonton, as well as acts to identify how black residents have navigated their landscape and increased their collective capital through neighborhood activism.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc848166
Date12 1900
CreatorsPayne, Briana
ContributorsNelson, Andrew (Lecturer of anthropology), Davenport, Beverly Ann, Durington, Matthew Slover
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatix, 145 pages : illustrations, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
RightsPublic, Payne, Briana, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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