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Take Back the Land

Land, Gentrification, and the Umoja Village Shantytown

ISBN-13: 9780983059752

Contributor(s): Max Rameau

Subjects: Cultural Studies

Publisher: Ak Press

Publisher Imprint: Ak Press

Publication Date: 07-02-2013

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£11.00

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About the book

In October 2006 a group of housing activists called Take Back The Land seized control of a plot in Miami and built an encampment called the Umoja Village Shantytown: a living reminder of the lack of affordable housing in the city and a public protest against gentrification. Though the encampment only lasted a few months, it inspired activists and observers around the country. This is their story, which addresses the issues of self-determination and homelessness in the Black community. Rameau also outlines the larger strategy behind the Take Back the Land movement.

Take Back the Land

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