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Pittsburgh and the Urban League Movement : A Century of Social Service and Activism /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.