A Transplanted Chicago : Race, Place and the Press in Iowa City

This book looks at the movement of urban blacks into small-city America through the experience of Iowa City, a town desperately trying to redefine itself. As Chicago's urban poor have moved deeper into the Midwest, pressing questions have plagued smaller communities for decades: Why are people from Chicago coming here? What impact have they had on the community? What is the appropriate response? This book examines how the region and its ever-diversifying small cities continue to struggle with deciding who gets to define community identity and who makes decisions on housing, employment and education. Also discussed is how institutionalised white supremacy operated through news coverage and public policy to subjugate Iowa City's new arrivals. This volume is well-suited for scholars and students interested in unpacking the power of geography, language, and the media.