Better Homes of South Bend : an American story of courage / Gabrielle Robinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Gabrielle, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Housing--Indiana--South Bend.

African Americans.

Nonprofit organizations--Indiana--South Bend.

Nonprofit organizations.

Discrimination in housing--Indiana--South Bend.

Discrimination in housing.

African American neighborhoods--Indiana--South Bend.

African American neighborhoods.

Better Homes of South Bend, Inc. (South Bend, Ind.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2015]

Summary:

"In 1950, a group of African American workers at the Studebaker factory in South Bend met in secret. Their mission was to build homes away from the factories and slums where they were forced to live. They came from the South to make a better life for themselves and their children, but they found Jim Crow in the North as well. The meeting gave birth to Better Homes of South Bend, and a triumph against the entrenched racism of the times took all their courage, intelligence and perseverence. Author Gabrielle Robinson tells the story of their struggle and provides an intimate glimpse into a part of history that all too often is forgotten."--Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [137]-139) and index.

ISBN:

9781625855992

1625855990