North Webster: A Photographic History of a Black Community

by Ann Morris, Henrietta Ambrose

"Morris and Ambrose tell an embattled but triumphant story of strong families, old-time religion, and an emphasis on education as the true path to freedom. Extraordinary photographs." —Booklist "Informal photographs taken from family albums and collections provide a warm, intimate look at several decades of middle-class African-American life." —Los Angeles Times Book Review "... a fascinating history of the achievements and tribulations... of North Webster, a small African-American community in an upper middle-class suburb of St. Louis." —Journal of American History "... a gloriously positive story which disproves past, present, and future notions that America’s black population cannot effectively embrace love, family commitment, religious fervor, industriousness, career advancement, and academic achievement." —Julius K. Hunter, KMOV-TV Channel 4 News, St. Louis "This book should serve as an inspiration to people of all races." —Gateway Heritage More than 140 period photographs illustrate this history of a remarkable, successful black community near St. Louis. North Webster Grove is a black middle-class suburb which began at the end of the Civil War. Its residents have suffered the discrimination of a southern border state, and yet they accomplished great things.

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993