{"product_id":"pittsburgh-and-the-urban-league-joe-william-trotter-9780813179919","title":"Pittsburgh and the Urban League Movement: A Century of Social Service and Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Great Migration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, became a mecca for African Americans seeking better job opportunities, wages, and living conditions. The city's thriving economy and vibrant social and cultural scenes inspired dreams of prosperity and a new start, but this urban haven was not free of discrimination and despair. In the face of injustice, activists formed the Urban League of Pittsburgh (ULP) in 1918 to combat prejudice and support the city's growing African American population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this broad-ranging history, Joe William Trotter Jr. uses this noteworthy branch of the National Urban League to provide new insights into an organization that has often faced criticism for its social programs' deep class and gender limitations. Surveying issues including housing, healthcare, and occupational mobility, Trotter underscores how the ULP -- often in concert with the Urban League's national headquarters -- bridged social divisions to improve the lives of black citizens of every class. He also sheds new light on the branch's nonviolent direct-action campaigns and places these powerful grassroots operations within the context of the modern Black Freedom Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe impact of the National Urban League is a hotly debated topic in African American social and political history. Trotter's study provides valuable new insights that demonstrate how the organization has relieved massive suffering and racial inequality in US cities for more than a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe William Trotter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813179912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813179919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Joe William Trotter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149483241727,"sku":"9780813179919","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b38b237d-f3a6-4827-a293-6c5978219363.jpg?v=1688456966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pittsburgh-and-the-urban-league-joe-william-trotter-9780813179919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}