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

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Ford, Melissa, 1987-
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Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2022]
Physical Description
xiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Contents
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.
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"--
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9780809338559 paperback
0809338556 paperback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-213) and index.
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