Grassroots at the Gateway Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, 1936-75

Name: Grassroots at the Gateway Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, 1936-75
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ISBN: 9780472050659

ISBN-10: 0472050656

ISBN-13: 9780472050659

Edition: 2009

Authors: Clarence Lang

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Using the border state of Missouri as a case study,Grassroots at the Gatewayargues that the historical development of urban black working-class communities, cultures, and institutions propelled the major African American social movements in the period between the Great Depression and the end of the Great Society. Most studies of twentieth-century black social movements have emphasized the role played by middle-class professionals and organizations like the NAACP and the Urban League in advancing African American freedom and have focused on the southern states.Grassroots at the Gatewaybreaks new ground to reveal not only that the black working class was pivotal in the push for equality,…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 8/14/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English