![]() | The Neighborhood Has Its Own Rules: Latinos and African Americans in South Los Angeles Subjects: Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations; Ethnic neighborhoods -- California -- Los Angeles; Ethnic conflict -- California -- Los Angeles; Neighborhood government -- California -- Los Angeles; African Americans -- Relations with Hispanic Americans; African; South Los Angeles is often seen as ground zero for inter-racial conflict and violence in the United States. Since the 1940s, South LA has been predominantly a low-income African American neighborhood, and yet since the early 1990s Latino immigrants--mostly from Mexico and many undocumented--have moved in record numbers to the area. Given that more than a quarter million people live in South LA and that poverty rates exceed 30 percent, inter-racial conflict and violence surprises no one. The real question is: why hasn't there been more? Through vivid stories and interviews, The Neighborhood Has Its Own Rules provides an answer to this question. Martinez Cid : Cid Martinez is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego. He is the author of The Neighborhood Has Its Own Rules: Latinos and African Americans in South Los Angeles. |
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