Blog Archives

Never Been a Time: The 1917 Race Riot That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

By | |
Comments Off on Never Been a Time: The 1917 Race Riot That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Never Been a Time: The 1917 Race Riot That Sparked the Civil Rights MovementNever Been a Time: The 1917 Race Riot That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by Harper Barnes
ISBN: 9780802715753
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on June 24th 2008
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, State & Local, South, Social Science, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies
Pages: 293

Len's Summary: History of the bloody 1917 East St. Louis, Illinois, riots against Black citizens, one of a series sparked in part by the migration of large numbers of unskilled African-American workers north in search of war work, which was not always available. East St. Louis continues to be haunted by the enormity of these events.

Buy this book on Amazon
View the book's Goodreads page

Food Will Win the War: Minnesota Crops, Cooks, and Conservation during World War I

By | |
Comments Off on Food Will Win the War: Minnesota Crops, Cooks, and Conservation during World War I
Food Will Win the War: Minnesota Crops, Cooks, and Conservation during World War IFood Will Win the War: Minnesota Crops, Cooks, and Conservation during World War I by Rae Katherine Eighmey
ISBN: 9780873517188
Published by Minnesota Historical Society on February 1st 2010
Genres: Cooking, History, United States, 20th Century, State & Local
Pages: 260

Len's Summary: America had no food rationing in WWI, but led by Food Administrator Herbert Hoover, citizens banded together voluntarily to conserve with Meatless Mondays, Wheatless Wednesdays and Victory Gardens.

Buy this book on Amazon
View the book's Goodreads page