Brown, Eric Semington. <br/><br/>
The Black professional middle class  race, class, and community in the post-civil rights era /  [electronic resource] : 
Eric S. Brown. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2014. 
 - 1 online resource (xiii, 201 p.) 
 - Routledge research in race and ethnicity ;  8 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. The Black middle class : from the declining significance of race to racialized class formation -- 2. The growth and transformation of the Black community in Oakland : 1852-1965 -- 3. Swimming in the mainstream : racialized class formation and the Black professional middle class since the civil rights era -- 4. Black to black : "traditional" professionals and segregated clientele -- 5. The Black professional middle class and the Black community in Oakland -- 6. The Black professional middle class and racialized class politics : the rise, fall, and reprise of a Black urban regime in Oakland -- 7. Conclusion : social policy and the Black professional middle class. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780203076477 (ebook : PDF) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>African Americans in the professions--California--Oakland.<br/>African Americans in the professions.<br/>Middle class African Americans--Social conditions.<br/>Middle class African Americans--Social conditions.--California--Oakland