A Brick and a Bible

A Brick and a Bible
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Publisher : SIU Press
Total Pages : 243
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ISBN-10 : 9780809338559
ISBN-13 : 0809338556
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Book Synopsis A Brick and a Bible by : Melissa Ford

Download or read book A Brick and a Bible written by Melissa Ford and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During the early Great Depression, African American women in the Midwest directly engaged with members of the American Communist Party to fight unemployment, hunger, homelessness, and racial discrimination in the workplace. This book highlights these struggles and brings them to the forefront of Black radicalism during the Great Depression, focusing on the cities of Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and St. Louis"--


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