Pittsburgh and the Urban League movement : a century of social service and activism /

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"During the Great Migration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became a mecca for African Americans seeking better job opportunities, wages, and living conditions. The city's thriving economy and vibrant social and cultural scenes inspired dreams of prosperity and a new start, but this urban haven...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Trotter, Joe William, 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2020]
Series:Civil rights and the struggle for Black equality in the twentieth century.
Subjects:
Urban League of Pittsburgh.
Urban League of Pittsburgh
1900-1999
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Societies, etc.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Social conditions.
African Americans > Civil rights > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History.
Working class > Pennslyvania > Pittsburgh > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh > Associations.
Noirs américains > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh > Conditions sociales.
Noirs américains > Droits > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh > Histoire.
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Social conditions
African Americans > Societies, etc.
Race relations
Social conditions
Working class
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > Race relations > History.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > Social conditions.
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Founding and early history
  • Quest for jobs and housing
  • Promise and limits
  • Part 2. The Depression and World War II
  • Surviving the Depression
  • Establishing a new social service regime
  • Part 3. The modern black freedom movement and beyond
  • Combating inequality in the postwar city
  • Navigating civil rights and Black Power struggles
  • Confronting decline and facilitating renaissance
  • Epilogue.

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