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Title African Americans in Pittsburgh / John M. Brewer Jr., with photographs from the Pittsburgh Courier and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Author Brewer, John M., Jr., author.
Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Arcadia Publishing Inc., [2006]
©2006
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Description 1 online resource (128 pages)
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Series Black America series
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Summary "Pittsburgh is a working city, in no small part thanks to its strong African American community. As an integral stop on the Underground Railroad, many enslaved people traveled through Pittsburgh on their way further North, and many still decided to stay. During the Great Migration of the early 20th century, Pittsburgh was again a main destination for African Americans from the rural South; approximately 95% of these men became steelworkers. There was never one centralized neighborhood where a majority of the Black population lived, but Jim Crow discrimination was still rampant, even in a city such as Pittsburgh. Photographs captured by famed Pittsburgh photographer Charles "Teenie" Harris show the candid experiences of residents, including the achievements and celebrations of people struggling in adversity and finding happiness in their families and community."-- Provided by Freading.
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Subject African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History -- Pictorial works.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- Biography -- Pictorial works.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Race relations -- Pictorial works.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Biography -- Pictorial works.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Genre Electronic books.
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Added Title Pittsburgh courier.830 \0 Black America series.
ISBN 9781439617847 (epub)
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