Struggle for the street : social networks and the struggle for civil rights in Pittsburgh / Jessica D. Klanderud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klanderud, Jessica D., author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Series:

Justice, power, and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American neighborhoods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--20th century.

African American neighborhoods.

African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Pittsburgh (Pa.).

Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--History--20th century.

Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]

Contents:

Wylie Avenue: Crossroads of the World, Hill District, 1918-1930

Bedford Avenue: Street Reformers and Social Mothering, 1917-1940

Deep Wylie: The Struggle for Working Class Social World, 1930-1950

Webster Avenue: Blight, Renewal, or Negro Removal, 1945-1960

Dinwiddie Street: Street Capitalists and Policing of the Hill, 1950-1960

Center Avenue: Freedom Corner and the Modern Black Freedom Movement, 1945-1968

Crawford Street: Street Democracy, Violence, and Retreat from the Streets, 1965-1970

Epilogue: Whose Streets? Our Streets!

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781469673745 (electronic bk.)

1469673746 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40031687885

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.