Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement: Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights from the 1930s to the 1980s

Traci Parker

Paperback

328 Pages

2019

Traci Parker explores the role of department stores in the Civil Rights Movement, revealing how Black workers and consumers fought for economic and social justice in the retail industry. Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of the struggle for racial equality in America.