Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: What Happens to a Neighborhood after White Flight? 1
5. 1. The Parkmont Environment 12
6. 2. Choosing Parkmont: Whites Staying and Blacks Pioneering 32
7. 3. Stella Zuk’s Story: Choosing to Stay 72
8. 4. Cross-Racial Caregiving: Pioneers Helping Stayers to Age in Place 89
9. 5. Ken Wilkinson: Striving for the Next Generation 111
10. 6. Black Flight: Consequences of Neighborhood Cultural Conflict 135
11. 7. Billy’s Narrative: Clashing in Parkmont 176
12. 8. Skipping School: The Negative Effects of a Neighborhood Institution 192
13. 9. Conclusions: Understanding the Cultural Dynamics of Neighborhood Change 213
14. Appendix 231
15. References 233
16. Index 245