{"product_id":"north-webster-a-photographic-history-of-a-black-community-0253286018","title":"North Webster: A Photographic History of a Black Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0253286018\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Morris, Ann\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Morris and Ambrose tell an embattled but triumphant story of strong families, old-time religion, and an emphasis on education as the true path to freedom. Extraordinary photographs.\" -Booklist\"Informal photographs taken from family albums and collections provide a warm, intimate look at several decades of middle-class African-American life.\" -Los Angeles Times Book Review\"... a fascinating history of the achievements and tribulations... of North Webster, a small African-American community in an upper middle-class suburb of St. Louis.\" -Journal of American History\"... a gloriously positive story which disproves past, present, and future notions that Americas black population cannot effectively embrace love, family commitment, religious fervor, industriousness, career advancement, and academic achievement.\" -Julius K. Hunter, KMOV-TV Channel 4 News, St. Louis\"This book should serve as an inspiration to people of all races.\" -Gateway HeritageMore than 140 period photographs illustrate this history of a remarkable, successful black community near St. Louis. North Webster Grove is a black middle-class suburb which began at the end of the Civil War. Its residents have suffered the discrimination of a southern border state, and yet they accomplished great things.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51916325323040,"sku":"NEW0253286018","price":98.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/north-webster-a-photographic-history-of-a-black-community-0253286018","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}