![]() ![]() Louis' economic power brokers whom local black freedom activists challenged. Louis, the papers of African American activist individuals and organizations, the archives of the black advocacy press, and even the records of St. ![]() The author has delved deeply into his subject, uncovering decades' worth of oral histories from black St. Grassroots at the Gateway breaks new ground to reveal not only that the black working class was pivotal in the push for equality, justice, and respect but also that the fight for civil rights extended far beyond the South. ![]() Most studies of twentieth-century black social movements have emphasized the role played by middle-class professionals and organizations like the NAACP and the Urban League in advancing African American freedom and have focused on the southern states. Using the border state of Missouri as a case study, Grassroots at the Gateway argues that the historical development of urban black working-class communities, cultures, and institutions propelled the major African American social movements in the period between the Great Depression and the end of the Great Society. This book offers a new conceptualization of black working-class participation in the civil rights movement. ![]()
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