St. Louis: Disappearing Black Communities

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Wright Sr, John A.
Published: 01/21/2005
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
ISBN: 9780738533629
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.40d