- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226684482
- eISBN:
- 9780226684505
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226684505.003.0018
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
In January 1969, Weaver returned to New York for good. He would live in the city for the next twenty-eight years, until his death, and would continue to contribute his time and knowledge to solving ...
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In January 1969, Weaver returned to New York for good. He would live in the city for the next twenty-eight years, until his death, and would continue to contribute his time and knowledge to solving urban and racial problems. During the 1970s, Weaver would lead a major public institution through a formative period in the history of American universities, and he would serve on the boards of numerous public and private organizations, most importantly the Municipal Assistance Corporation, the entity created to bring the city back from the brink of financial collapse. Throughout the decade, one that was an economic and social disaster for American cities in general (and New York in particular), Weaver would witness the scaling back or elimination of many of the initiatives he had promoted. Despite these travails, Weaver would remain optimistic about the future of cities and of African Americans.Less
In January 1969, Weaver returned to New York for good. He would live in the city for the next twenty-eight years, until his death, and would continue to contribute his time and knowledge to solving urban and racial problems. During the 1970s, Weaver would lead a major public institution through a formative period in the history of American universities, and he would serve on the boards of numerous public and private organizations, most importantly the Municipal Assistance Corporation, the entity created to bring the city back from the brink of financial collapse. Throughout the decade, one that was an economic and social disaster for American cities in general (and New York in particular), Weaver would witness the scaling back or elimination of many of the initiatives he had promoted. Despite these travails, Weaver would remain optimistic about the future of cities and of African Americans.
