In this chapter, the author uses memoir and oral history to explore the residential experiences of people of African descent in Miami’s Coconut Grove, a community that existed even before Miami’s founding in 1896. This chapter deepens attention to how gentrification and urban renewal led to the relocation of black people in “the Grove” even as some elders have held onto their property.

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Coconut Grove

  • Sharony Green

摘要

In this chapter, the author uses memoir and oral history to explore the residential experiences of people of African descent in Miami’s Coconut Grove, a community that existed even before Miami’s founding in 1896. This chapter deepens attention to how gentrification and urban renewal led to the relocation of black people in “the Grove” even as some elders have held onto their property.