St. Louis, disappearing Black communities, John A. Wright, Sr
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Subject
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- African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- Pictorial works
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Ethnic relations -- Pictorial works
- Electronic books
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Pictorial works
- African Americans -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Biography -- Pictorial works
- African American neighborhoods -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- Pictorial works
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Biography -- Pictorial works
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Label
St. Louis, disappearing Black communities, John A. Wright, Sr
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
St. Louis
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
John A. Wright, Sr
Series statement
Black America series
Sub title
disappearing Black communities
Summary
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
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Saint Louis
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