Title Victory without violence : the first ten years of the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE), 1947-1957 / Mary Kimbrough and Margaret W. Dagen

Published Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (x, 158 pages) : illustrations Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PROLOGUE -- A Nation of Closed Doors -- A Crack in the Door -- A Plan of Action -- A Case Study: Shop Here but Do Not Eat Here -- Dime Stores, Drugstores, CORE -- Other Confrontations -- One Door Opens -- Others Remain Closed -- Winning Them Over -- In Their Own Words -- The Legacy, an Update -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 2 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX Summary "Victory without Violence is the story of a small, integrated group of St. Louisans who carried out sustained campaigns from 1947 to 1957 that were among the earliest in the nation to end racial segregation in public accommodations. Guided by Gandhian principles of nonviolent direct action, the St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality (CORE) conducted negotiations, demonstrations, and sit-ins to secure full rights for the African American residents of St. Louis." "The book opens with an overview of post-World War II racial injustice in the United States and in St. Louis. After recounting the genesis of St. Louis CORE, the writers vividly depict activities at lunch counters, cafeterias, and restaurants and relate CORE's remarkable success in winning over initially hostile owners, managers, and service employees. A detailed review of its sixteen-month campaign at a major St. Louis department store, Stix Baer & Fuller, illustrates the group's patient persistence. With the passage of a public accommodations ordinance in 1961, CORE's goal of equal access was finally realized throughout the city of St. Louis." "On-the-scene reports drawn from CORE newsletters (1951-1955) and reminiscences by members appear throughout the text. In a closing chapter, the authors trace the lasting effects of the CORE experience on the lives of its members. Victory without Violence casts light on a previously obscured decade in St. Louis civil rights history."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality -- History SUBJECT St. Louis Committee of Racial Equality fast Subject African Americans -- Segregation -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Civil rights -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 20th century Civil rights movements -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. African Americans -- Civil rights African Americans -- Segregation Civil rights movements Race relations SUBJECT Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Race relations Subject Missouri -- Saint Louis Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Dagen, Margaret W., 1919-2002. ISBN 0826262708 9780826262707 9780826213037 0826213030 141752801X 9781417528011

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