That's the Way It Was: Stories of Struggle, Survival and Self-Respect in Twentieth-Century Black St. Louis - Softcover

Segregationwas a way of life in St. Louis, aptly called “the most southern city in theNorth.” These thirteen oral histories describe the daily struggle thatpervasive racism demanded but also share the tradition of self-respect that theAfrican American community of St. Louis sought to build on its own terms.