L.A. City Limits: African American Los Angeles from the Great Depression to the Present
"An exceptional book....[Sides] mixes pioneering research with good writing, sharp analysis and the moving stories of everyday people. His work deserves a place on the bookshelves of all serious students of Los Angeles and the rest of urban California." - Bill Boyarsky, Los Angeles Times Book Review "source material for for planners of tomorrow's multiracial cities." "[A] counter-narrative to the historic narrative of crime, violence and poverty." - Michael T. Jarvis, La Times Magazine"