▁History ▁published ▁a ▁mixed ▁review ▁by ▁Lawrence ▁B . ▁de ▁Gra af , ▁a ▁History ▁professor ▁at ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁Full erton . ▁For ▁de ▁Gra af , ▁" This ▁book ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁any ▁collection ▁on ▁recent ▁African ▁American ▁life ▁and ▁on ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁but ▁next ▁to ▁more ▁compreh ensive ▁historical ▁works ." ▁In ▁particular , ▁he ▁critic ized ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁attention ▁paid ▁to ▁black s ▁who ▁live ▁just ▁outside ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁black ▁middle ▁class . ▁Review ing ▁it ▁for ▁The ▁Journal ▁of ▁African ▁American ▁History , ▁John ▁H . ▁Bar n hill ▁pra ised ▁the ▁book , ▁writing ▁" Sch olar ly ▁excell ence ▁character izes ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁articles ." ▁He ▁concluded , ▁" the ▁volume ▁provides ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁direction ▁for ▁those ▁seeking ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁background ▁to ▁and ▁current ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁urban ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ." ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁al umn i ▁Category : Mc Don ough ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁fac ulty ▁Category : American ▁university ▁and ▁college ▁fac ulty ▁de ans ▁Category : American ▁soci olog ists ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁social ▁scient ists ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁H erman ▁F et zer ▁(