The city of St. Louis is known for its African American citizens and their many contributions to the culture within its borders; the country; and the world. Images of Modern America: African American St. Louis profiles some of the events that helped shape St. Louis from the 1960s to the present. Tracing key milestones in the city�s history; this book attempts to pay homage to those African Americans who sacrificed to advance fair socioeconomic conditions for all. In the closing decades of the Great Migration north; the civil rights movement was taking place nationally; simultaneously; St. Louis�s African Americans were organizing to exert political power for greater control over their destiny. Protests; voter registration; and elections to public office opened new doors to the city�s African Americans. It resulted in the movement for fairness in hiring practices and the expansion of the African American presence in sports; education; and entertainment.
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