City of Distant Neighbors: The Proliferation & Entrenchment of Residential Segregation in Buffalo, New York (1934 to 1961)

by James J. Coughlin Burning Books 5/2023, staple-bound booklet SKU: 685457946462 "City of Distant Neighbors" is intended as an accessible history for those seeking to change the numerous inequalities wrought by Buffalo, New York's racial segregation. It is a work of love and commitment to the Buffalo community. The inspiration for "City of Distant Neighbors" was born from three injustices impacting Buffalo's Black community. First, the heinous and tragic Jefferson Avenue Tops massacre on May 14, 2022 by a white supremacist terrorist, was a targeted attack aimed at Black Buffalonians that Buffalo to its core. Amid mourning May 14th, Buffalonians of all backgrounds began asking "how did Buffalo, a city that purports to be the 'City of Good Neighbors' get to be so segregated?" Yet as many sought to "choose love", the bare minimum was done to address Buffalo's systemic racism and segregation. On December 23, 2022, an abysmally prepared Buffalo incurred a second injustice, the cataclysmic