St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities

St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities

by John A. Wright Sr.
St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities

St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities

by John A. Wright Sr.

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Overview

Since the founding of St. Louis, African Americans have lived in communities throughout the area. Although St. Louis' 1916 "Segregation of the Negro Ordinance" was ruled unconstitutional, African Americans were restricted to certain areas through real estate practices such as steering and red lining. Through legal efforts in the court cases of Shelley v. Kraemer in 1948, Jones v. Mayer in 1978, and others, more housing options became available and the population dispersed. Many of the communities began to decline, disappear, or experience urban renewal.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738533629
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 01/21/2005
Series: Black America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,118,920
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Author John A. Wright Sr., a Fulbright Scholar and native of St. Louis, has collected photographs from local churches, residents, and historical archives to preserve the history of 16 of these communities. Dr. Wright has published many books with Arcadia Publishing.
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