Levenstein, Lisa.

A movement without marches African American women and the politics of poverty in postwar Philadelphia / [electronic resource] : Lisa Levenstein. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2009. - xvi, 300 p. : ill., maps. - The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture . - John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-284) and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






African American women--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
Poor women--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
African American women--Social conditions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
African American women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
African Americans--Economic conditions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
Poverty--Political aspects--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.
Urban policy--History--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--20th century.


Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations--History--20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--20th century.


Electronic books.

F158.9.N4 / L485 2009

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