UBBCP was awarded in 2008 a grassroot grant entitled, "Raising Pittsburgh's Black History Awareness through Literature" to create an intergenerational literacy project surrounding "The WPA History of the Negro in Pittsburgh," a historical non-fiction work edited by Laurence A. Glasco. This award was 1 of 88 chosen for the Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections $1 Million Awards to Community Projects. This project will contribute to the “Pride & Progress” of Southwestern Pennsylvania—the theme of Community Connections.
Book Contents
Chapter 1: The Shadow of the Plantation
Chapter 2: The Negro on the Frontier
Chapter 3: The Early Community, 1804-1860
Chapter 4: Abolition Years
Chapter 5: Civil Rights
Chapter 6: The Negro Wage Worker
Chapter 7: Church, School and Press
Chapter 8: The Later Community
Chapter 12: Folkways
Chapter 13: Arts and Culture
Chapter 14: The People Speak
Appendix 1: Memorial of Pittsburgh's Free Citizens of Color, 1837
Appendix 2: Lewis Woodson's "Birthday Memorandum" of 1856
Appendix 3: Two Poems by George B. Vashon: "Vincent Ogé" and "A Life Day"
Appendix 4: Transcriptions of Selected Newspaper Items 000
Appendix 5: Bibliography
Appendix 6: Maps
Appendix 7: List of Microfilmed Materials
Index