Half of all Black Americans in the biggest metropolitan areas live in the suburbs. In Liberty Road, sociologist  Gregory Smithsimon lays out how African-Americans broke the color barrier in Baltimore County, how their white neighbors reacted, and the role of suburbs in building a Black middle class.

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