Kinloch: Missouri's First Black City (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738507774)

Located just outside of St. Louis, Kinloch was once a community locked off from the rest of the area by natural and man-made barriers. In spite of a lack of financial resources, it once provided its residents with a school district, city hall, post office, business district, and recreational facilities. Residents will recognize Dunbar Elementary, the oldest school for blacks in St. Louis County, Holy Angels, the oldest continuing black parish in the St. Louis Archdiocese, as well as former residents Congresswoman Maxine Waters and political activist Dick Gregory. Eventually, due to insufficient revenue, this once thriving community fell into decline, and is now struggling to keep its small town values and ideals alive.

Author: John A. Wright Sr
ISBN-10: 0738507776
ISBN-13: 9780738507774
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 11/27/2000
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.36d