Pittsburgh and the Urban League movement [electronic resource] : a century of social service and activism / Joe William Trotter Jr.

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"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 was not f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trotter, Joe William, 1945- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2020]
Series:Civil rights and the struggle for black equality in the twentieth century
Subjects:
Urban League of Pittsburgh.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Social conditions.
African Americans > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > Societies, etc.
African Americans > Civil rights > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History.
Working class > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History > 20th century.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > Race relations > History.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) > Social conditions.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2020 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2020 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Pittsburgh and the Urban League Movement: A Century of Social Service and Activism
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.