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

Author/Creator:: Ford, Melissa, 1987- author
Publication/Creation:: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2022]
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: A brick and a Bible : Black women's activism in the Midwest during the Great Depression / Melissa Ford
Series Titles:: Writing research, pedagogy, and policy
Writing research, pedagogy, and policy.

Subjects:: African American women political activists--Middle West--History--20th century
African American radicals--Middle West--History--20th century
Radicalism--Middle West--History--20th century
Feminism--Middle West--History--20th century
Communism--Middle West--History--20th century
Feminism
Middle West--Race relations--History--20th century

Table of 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"--
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: xiv, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.