Groping toward democracy [[electronic resource] ] : African American social welfare reform in St. Louis, 1910-1949 / / Priscilla A. Dowden-White

• Autore: Dowden-White Priscilla A
• Pubblicazione: Columbia, Mo., : University of Missouri Press, 2011
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.896/073077866
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare - Missouri - Saint Louis - History - 20th century; African Americans - Missouri - Saint Louis - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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."
• Titolo autorizzato: Groping toward democracy
• ISBN: 0-8262-7226-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461468803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II