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Rustbelt and Race

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Abstract

“Rustbelt” is a term used to describe the Great Lakes and northeastern regions of the United States that were devastated in the 1970s by the decline in manufacturing. Thus, the term has come to signify the physical, economic, and social degeneration of the once thriving industrial region. Presently, many rustbelt cities are characterized by large abandoned factories, loss of population, high poverty rates, dwindling tax bases, inferior schools and other public services, and hypersegregation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism
Publisherwiley
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781118663202
ISBN (Print)9781405189781
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • African American
  • industrialization
  • migration
  • race
  • urban history

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