| St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities Contributor(s): Wright Sr, John A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738533629 ISBN-13: 9780738533629 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Since the founding of St. Louis, African Americans have lived in communities throughout the area. Although St. Louis' 1916 "Segregation of the Negro Ordinance" was ruled unconstitutional, African Americans were restricted to certain areas through real estate practices such as steering and red lining. Through legal efforts in the court cases of Shelley v. Kraemer in 1948, Jones v. Mayer in 1978, and others, more housing options became available and the population dispersed. Many of the communities began to decline, disappear, or experience urban renewal. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Literary Collections | American - African American |
| Dewey: 977.865 |
| LCCN: 2004115845 |
| Series: Black America |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Locality - St. Louis, Missouri - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History |
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Contributor Bio(s): Wright Sr, John A.: - Author John A. Wright Sr., a Fulbright Scholar and native of St. Louis, has collected photographs from local churches, residents, and historical archives to preserve the history of 16 of these communities. Dr. Wright has published many books with Arcadia Publishing. |