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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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Press
[2022]
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction : Midwestern Black radicalism
- "Lose your fear" : rallying labor in Detroit
- "Why can't we get a living wage" : community and labor organizing in St. Louis
- "Put up a fight" : evictions, elections, and strikes in Chicago
- "We'll not starve peacefully" : Black women's revolution and reform in Cleveland
- Conclusion : Midwestern Black radicalism matters
- Appendix: Black populations in selected cities