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[[File:9780520249905.jpg|250px|thumb|left|''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520249909/ref=as_li_tl?ie= Top Ten Books UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520249909&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=7cf8034e3054bb9b50fbb973a6e4f355 Bound for Freedom: Black Los Angeles in Jim Crow America]'']]Los Angeles has emerged from a small pueblo in the Spanish colonial backwater to become one of the most recognizable and populous cities in the United States. Los Angeles is an idea, the butt of many jokes, and a topic of serious academic inquiry. Historians have studied Los Angeles for over a century. In terms of historical scholarship, Los Angeles sits at an interesting spot. Its history can be explored from Indigenous, Spanish, and American points of view, it can be on a colonial or modern reading list, regionally it is the Spanish north, American West, and Pacific Rim. When looking at race relations in Los Angeles History ==, we see a diversity that is characteristic of the American west, and contrary to the racial dichotomy in the American South.
For those who are interested in studying the history of Los Angeles has emerged from , these ten books below are a start. These ten books cover a small pueblo in variety of themes and topics that get at the Spanish colonial backwater to become one heart of this unique place. In no particular order: Carey McWilliams, ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879050071/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0879050071&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=7844e99e2175f9ed2f11d6f0a168d763 Southern California: An Island on the most recognizable and populous cities in the United StatesLand]'' (Layton: Gibbs Smith, Publisher, 1946). Carey McWilliams is easily his own subject of study when it comes to Los Angeles is an ideaHistory. This journalist, the butt of many jokeseditor, and a topic lawyer is one of serious academic inquirythe most well known figures among Southern California historians and enthusiasts. Historians have studied Los Angeles for over McWilliams was a centuryprolific writer and wrote extensively on Southern California. In terms ''Southern California: An Island on the Land'' is widely regarded as one of historical scholarship, the best works on Los Angeles sits at an interesting spotin the 1920-1940s. It's history can be explored from Indigenous, Spanish, and American points details many of view, it can be on a colonial or modern reading list, regionally it is the Spanish north, American West, and Pacific Rim. When looking at race relations unique personalities in Los Angeles, we see a diversity that is characteristic of at the American westtime, and contrary also gives thoughtful consideration to minorities as well--unique considering this was first published in the racial dichotomy in 1940s. If you would like an overview of Los Angeles from someone who was there are the American Southtime, this book may be just what you're looking for. You may be frustrated by McWilliams' lack of footnotes, though.
One of the most enduring myths about California is that African Americans did not experience as much racism or hostility there as in the South. In ''Bound for Freedom'' Flamming provides one of the most comprehensive studies of African American Los Angeles from the late 19th century to World War II. He illustrates that for most African Americans, when they came to Los Angeles, they came to a city that was half-free. Not as violent as the Jim Crow South, but just as racist. Ultimately, Flamming argues that the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s would have been unfeasible were it not for the work of African American activists in his study. This book is well-researched and quite thorough. If you're interested in African American history or the history of the Civil Rights Movement, you will likely enjoy this book.
[[File:97805202499059780806159041.jpg|150px2500px|thumb|left]]Douglas Flamming, |250px|''Bound for Freedom[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0795C9WDJ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0795C9WDJ&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c78d851eb5a7861b9ee2a19356aaf647 Colonial Intimacies: Black Los Angeles Interethnic Kinship, Sexuality, and Marriage in Jim Crow America'' (Berkeley: University of Southern California Press, 2006). One of the most enduring myths about California is that African Americans did not experience as much racism or hostility there as in the South. In 1769-1885]''Bound for Freedom]] Erika Pérez, '' Flamming provides one of the most comprehensive studies of African American Los Angeles from the late 19th century to World War II[https://www.amazon. He illustrates that for most African Americans, when they came to Los Angeles, they came to a city that was halfcom/gp/product/B0795C9WDJ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0795C9WDJ&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-free. Not as violent as the Jim Crow South20&linkId=c78d851eb5a7861b9ee2a19356aaf647 Colonial Intimacies: Interethnic Kinship, but just as racist. UltimatelySexuality, Flamming argues that the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s would have been unfeasible were it not for the work of African American activists Marriage in his study. This book is wellSouthern California, 1769-researched and quite thorough. If you1885]''re interested in African American history or the history (Norman: University of the Civil Rights MovementOklahoma Press, you will likely enjoy this book2018).
In this book, Pérez explores colonization and power through intimate relationships. She explains how everyday interactions illuminate larger ideas about the colonial projects that frame them. Pérez also looks at the children produced through these interethnic relationships to explain how their experiences with colonialism were different than their parents'--and that this was often related to their sex, and what economic opportunities they might have. This is one of the more recent books on this list, yet it covers the earliest period, chronologically. Those who are interested in the history of imperialism or colonialism may be interested in this book.
If you read this book with George Chauncey's ''Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940'' you would have a thorough understanding of the pre-Civil Rights Movement history of the gay community on the East and West coasts. Hurewitz uncovers the story of this movement from a group of artists, leftists, and gay men and women who, together, began to formulate ideas that we might now call "identity politics." This book uses an assortment of records to tell this story, and Hurewitz argues that the legacy of these people is still significant in American politics today.
In focusing on several key points in Los Angeles history, Deverell explores the process through which Los Angeles became modern, white, and American. Deverell argues that this process took place from the late 19th century through the early 20th century and occurred through the selective erasure and obliteration of its Mexican past. If you're interested in the history of memory, this book provides a fascinating perspective on how places are remembered, or how histories of places are created.
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Becky M. Nicolaides, ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0226583015/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0226583015&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=4c159f30471a184841be06b4106001a5 My Blue Heaven: Life and Politics in the Working-Class Suburbs of Los Angeles, 1920-1965]'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2002).
Nathaniel West, ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1618951998/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1618951998&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=772da865581226b1e8958ccd782a3035 The Day of the Locust]'' (New York: Random House, 1939).
[[File:9780520248113.jpg|150px|thumbnail|left|250px|''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520248112/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520248112&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c76c065b0dd8823ef0ca736534cb41ec Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear and Fantasy in Suburban Los Angeles]'']] Eric Avila, [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520248112/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520248112&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c76c065b0dd8823ef0ca736534cb41ec ''Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear and Fantasy in Suburban Los Angeles''] (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006) and Genevieve Carpio, ''Collissions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2019).
George J. Sanchez, ''[[Filehttps:9780520248113//www.amazon.jpg|150px|thumb|left]] Eric Avilacom/gp/product/0195096487/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0195096487&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=f556fef4f5e201282369af054141e224 Becoming Mexican American: Ethnicity, ''Popular Culture in the Age of White Flight: Fear , and Fantasy Identity in Suburban Chicano Los Angeles'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006) and Genevieve Carpio, ''Collissions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race1900-1945]'' (BerkeleyOxford: Oxford University of California Press, 20191995). [[File:9780520298835.jpg|150px|thumb|right]] These two books are side-by-side and complement each other in specific ways. Carpio explores how mobility helped to define race by looking at specific ordinances and policies. Race often determined how easily one was able to move in and out of specific spaces. At the same time, Avila's work explores the racialization of ''public'' entertainment after World War II. Both books speak to the racialization of space--whether that is the suburbs, Disneyland, or boarding schools.
In this groundbreaking work, Sanchez explains the formation of Mexican identity in Los Angeles the first half of the 20th century. Sanchez traces this process by looking at the lives of Mexican immigrants to the city and follows the identity of these individuals from migrant to eventually resident. Sanchez explores Mexican Americans' adaptation, accommodation, and resilience through religion, kinship, and consumerism. Of note is Sanchez's exploration of this topic during the Repatriation campaign of the Depression. If you are interested in Latino historiography, this book should be at the top of your list.
[[FileCategory:Sanchez.jpg|150px|thumb|leftWikis]] George J. Sanchez, ''Becoming Mexican American[[Category: Ethnicity, Culture, and Identity in Chicano Los Angeles, 1900-1945'' (OxfordUnited States History]] [[Category: Oxford University Press, 1995). In this groundbreaking work, Sanchez explains the formation of Mexican identity in Los Angeles the first half of the 20th century. Sanchez traces this process by looking at the lives of Mexican immigrants to the city and follows the identity of these individuals from migrant to eventually resident. Sanchez explores Mexican Americans' adaptation, accommodation, and resilience through religion, kinship, and consumerism. Of note is Sanchez's exploration of this topic during the Repatriation campaign of the Depression. If you are interested in Latino historiography, this book should be at the top of your list.California History]] [[Category:Booklists]]