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

Melissa Ford (Author)
"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"-- Provided by publisher

eBook, English, 2022
Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 2022