A brick and a Bible: Black women's activism in the Midwest during the Great Depression

"During the early Great Depression, African American women in the Midwest directly engaged with members of the American Communist Party to fight unemployment, hunger, homelessness, and racial discrimination in the workplace. This book highlights these struggles and brings them to the forefront...

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Main Author: Ford, Melissa 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Carbondale Southern Illinois University Press [2022]
Series:Writing research, pedagogy, and policy
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Summary:"During the early Great Depression, African American women in the Midwest directly engaged with members of the American Communist Party to fight unemployment, hunger, homelessness, and racial discrimination in the workplace. This book highlights these struggles and brings them to the forefront of Black radicalism during the Great Depression, focusing on the cities of Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and St. Louis"--
Physical Description:xiv, 224 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9780809338559

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