02776nam 2200589 a 450 991079020960332120230126204937.00-8262-7226-6(CKB)2670000000150718(OCoLC)787844321(CaPaEBR)ebrary10537653(SSID)ssj0000646029(PQKBManifestationID)11370945(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000646029(PQKBWorkID)10683690(PQKB)10537068(MiAaPQ)EBC3440751(OCoLC)868218207(MdBmJHUP)muse26903(Au-PeEL)EBL3440751(CaPaEBR)ebr10537653(EXLCZ)99267000000015071820120319d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGroping toward democracy[electronic resource] African American social welfare reform in St. Louis, 1910-1949 /Priscilla A. Dowden-White3rd ed.Columbia, Mo. University of Missouri Press20111 online resource (321 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1900-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Vice lords, rousters, and public school men and women : the cultural inheritance of an organizing community -- "Democratizing the city, instead of just a city beautiful" : segregation, city planning, and the roots of interracial organizing -- "That movement which is active in making communities feel that the Negro is part and parcel of society as a whole" : social work, community organization, and the genesis of a civil rights agenda -- Teamwork for a better St. Louis : the framework of a social welfare organizing community -- In the white light of critical public opinion : health care, education, and the manipulation of public culture -- Not ice cream and cake-- must be something deeper : the neighborhood club and block unit movement -- Epilogue : "Negroes are-- disturbed these days and fighting for everything."Public welfareMissouriSaint LouisHistory20th centuryAfrican AmericansMissouriSaint LouisHistory20th centurySaint Louis (Mo.)Race relationsSaint Louis (Mo.)Social conditions20th centurySaint Louis (Mo.)Social policyPublic welfareHistoryAfrican AmericansHistory305.896/073077866Dowden-White Priscilla A1573481MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790209603321Groping toward democracy3849230UNINA