TY - BOOK ID - 136660692 TI - South Bronx Battles : Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Renewal AU - McLaughlin, Carolyn AU - Gómez, David PY - 2019 SN - 0520963806 PB - Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Urban renewal KW - Bronx (New York, N.Y.) KW - History KW - 1977 bronx fires. KW - affordable housing south bronx. KW - better education south bronx. KW - bronx burning. KW - bronx education. KW - bronx fires. KW - bronx health care. KW - bronx improvements since the 1970s. KW - diversity in the bronx. KW - health care nyc. KW - history of nyc. KW - nonprofit housing south bronx. KW - nyc nonprofit housing. KW - nyc. KW - poor families in the bronx. KW - poorest congressional district. KW - rebuilding the bronx. KW - rebuilt bronx. KW - social services south bronx. KW - south bronx. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136660692 AB - Community activist Carolyn McLaughlin takes us on a journey of the South Bronx through the eyes of its community members. Facing burned-out neighborhoods of the 1970s, the community fought back. McLaughlin illustrates the spirit of the community in creating a vibrant, diverse culture and its decades-long commitment to develop nonprofit housing and social-services, and to advocate for better education, health care, and a healthier environment. For the South Bronx to remain a safe haven for poor families, maintaining affordable housing is the central-but most challenging-task.South Bronx Battles is the comeback story of a community that was once in crisis but now serves as a beacon for other cities to rebuild, while keeping their neighborhoods affordable. ER -