Pittsburgh and the Urban League Movement: A Century of Social Service and Activism
Joe William Trotter, Jr.
The University Press of Kentucky
The impact of the National Urban League is a hotly debated topic in African American social and political history. Trotter's study demonstrates how the organization has relieved suffering and racial inequality in US cities for more than a century, however it also makes clear that the national organization cannot be fully comprehended without a look on the local level.