Cabins as Far as the Eyes Can See: An Introduction to the Black Belt Slave Housing Survey

Ashley A. Dumas; Natalie Mooney; Valencia Moore; Cory Sly

doi:10.1353/ala.2017.0001

Cabins as Far as the Eyes Can See: An Introduction to the Black Belt Slave Housing Survey

Alabama Review ◽

10.1353/ala.2017.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 22-49

Author(s):

Ashley A. Dumas ◽

Natalie Mooney ◽

Valencia Moore ◽

Cory Sly

Keyword(s):

Black Belt ◽

Housing Survey

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Community-based Organizations and Issues in Community Development in an Era Constant Change

Journal of Business and Economics ◽

10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/07.10.2019/001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 585-605

Author(s):

Terrence Thomas ◽

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Befikadu Legesse ◽

Cihat Gunden ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Action ◽

Black Belt ◽

Valuable Insight ◽

Top Down ◽

Community Based ◽

Community Based Organizations ◽

Constant Change ◽

Black Belt Region ◽

Local Problems ◽

Community Based Organization

The failure of top-down categorical approaches for generating solutions to many local problems has led to the adoption of alternate approaches. Many scholars believe that a confluence of local and global forces have generated complex problems, which call for new approaches to problem solving. Previously, the top-down approach relied entirely on the knowledgeable elite. Communities were seen as passive study subjects and information flow was one way only- from knowledgeable elites to the less knowledgeable community agents or community-based organization acting on behalf of communities. The objectives of this study are to provide a review of governance as a means of organizing community action to address community problems in the Black Belt Region (BBR) of the Southeastern United States, and an assessment of community problems in the BBR from the perspectives of community-based organizations (CBOs). Data was collected from CBOs via a telephone survey in eleven Southeastern states and via listening sessions conducted with CBOs in 9 Southeastern states. The study provides valuable insight regarding the challenges faced by these organizations and strategies they employ in adapting to serve their communities.

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